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First Principles: My Rule Is … To Go Straight Forward In Doing What Appears To Me Right At the Time, Leaving the Consequences With Providence

Posted on June 28, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in public affairs through views of private interest; but to go straight forward in doing what appears to me right at the time, leaving the consequences … Continue reading →

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First Principles: My Rule…Is…Go Straight Forward In Doing What Appears To Me Right AT the Time, Leaving the Consequences With Providence

Posted on June 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“My rule in which I have always found satisfaction, is never to turn aside in public affairs through views of private interest, but to go straight forward in doing what appears to me right at the time, leaving the consequences … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Indifference Allows Rule By Evil Men

Posted on January 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs, is to be ruled by evil men.”  – Plato (429-347 BC)        

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