Tag Archives: Prosperity

Thought For the Day: Genuine Morality Is Preserved Only In the School of Adversity

Posted on October 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It may here be justly said, that genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity, and a state of continuous prosperity may easily prove a quicksand to virtue.” – Friedrich Schiller

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Those Who Have To Shower

Posted on August 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

How did the alleged party of the working man in my country become so elitist and based on class division? Go watch the last Democratic debates and see how many references were made to those who have to shower after … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Capitalism Unevenly Distributes Prosperity; Socialism Evenly Distributes Misery

Posted on January 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.” – Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

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First Principles: There Is An Indissoluble Union Between Virtue and Happiness

Posted on July 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Is A Direct Correlation Between Doing Good and Receiving Good

Posted on July 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“[T]here exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Flourishing Industry Is the True Wealth and Prosperity of Our Nation

Posted on June 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Industry is increased, commodities are multiplied, agriculture and manufacturers flourish: and herein consists the true wealth and prosperity of a state.” – Alexander Hamilton (1790)

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First Principles: Peace Is Obtained By Being Ready For War

Posted on May 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.” – George Washington (1793)

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Thought For the Day: A Mother Is the Truest Friend We’ll Ever Have

Posted on May 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day: Prosperity and Human Fulfillment Are Created From the Bottom Up

Posted on April 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment are created from the bottom up, not the government down.” – Ronald Reagan

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First Principles: Promote the Well Being of Your Community

Posted on November 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“I have always, from my earliest youth, rejoiced in the felicity of my fellow-men; and have ever considered it as the indispensable able duty of every member of society to promote, as far as in him lies, the prosperity of … Continue reading →

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