Tag Archives: Progress

First Principles: The Natural Progress of Things Is For Liberty To Yield and Government To Gain Ground

Posted on December 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” – Thomas Jefferson (1788)

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First Principles: The Natural Progress of Things Is For Liberty To Yield and Government To Gain Ground

Posted on November 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” – Thomas Jefferson (1788)

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Remembering When Kindness Was In Fashion

Posted on October 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Remembering When Kindness Was in Fashionby Michael DoyleWe live in a time of self-limited imaginationWhere people cannot dream of outside creationBut mysteriously believe in writing only experienceSuch as found in personal and depraved dalliancesRather than dreaming of the bigger conceptionsToo … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: All Progress Has Resulted From People Who Took Unpopular Positions

Posted on February 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.” – Adlai Stevenson, governor, ambassador (5 Feb 1900-1965)

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First Principles: The Natural Progress of Things Is For Liberty To Yield and Government To Gain Ground

Posted on February 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” – Thomas Jefferson (1788)

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Thought For the Day: Conformity In Science Is Anathema To Progress

Posted on December 26, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Conformity In Science Is Anathema To Progress. The Persistent Accusations That We Take Comfort In Agreeing With One Another Come From Those Who Have Never Attended Scientific Conferences.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson, in Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives On Civilization , … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The False Theory of Progress Maintains That We Alter the Test Instead of Trying To Pass the Test

Posted on July 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The false theory of progress maintains that we alter the test instead of trying to pass the test.” – G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)

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Thought For the Day: The Question About Progress Has Become the Question Whether We Can Discovery Any Way of Submitting To the Worldwide Paternalism of A Technocracy Without Losing All Personal Privacy and Independence

Posted on June 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The question about progress has become the question whether we can discover any way of submitting to the worldwide paternalism of a technocracy without losing all personal privacy and independence. Is there any possibility of getting the super Welfare State’s … Continue reading →

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In A Spoiler Alert

Posted on April 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

In A Spoiler Alertby Michael DoyleHere we are quite certain at the end of daysThat all around might want to change our waysIn a spoiler alert, there is a God of creationMeander across His words of sacred communicationIt’s no secret … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: One of the Great Principles of Socialism Is Division. If Everything Is Racist, Then Nothing Is Racist

Posted on October 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“One of the great principles of socialism is division. If everything is racist, then nothing is racist. In our culture today, we have many racial issues that need to be dealt with. And in my estimation, we were making some … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Progress

First Principles: The Natural Progress of Things Is For Liberty To Yield and Government To Gain Ground

First Principles: The Natural Progress of Things Is For Liberty To Yield and Government To Gain Ground

Remembering When Kindness Was In Fashion

Thought For the Day: All Progress Has Resulted From People Who Took Unpopular Positions

First Principles: The Natural Progress of Things Is For Liberty To Yield and Government To Gain Ground

Thought For the Day: Conformity In Science Is Anathema To Progress

Thought For the Day: The False Theory of Progress Maintains That We Alter the Test Instead of Trying To Pass the Test

Thought For the Day: The Question About Progress Has Become the Question Whether We Can Discovery Any Way of Submitting To the Worldwide Paternalism of A Technocracy Without Losing All Personal Privacy and Independence

Thought For the Day: One of the Great Principles of Socialism Is Division. If Everything Is Racist, Then Nothing Is Racist

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