Tag Archives: Remember

First Principles: When Each Citizen Votes This Is One of the Most Solemn Trusts In Human Society and Is Accountable To God and Country

Posted on January 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote…that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.” – Samuel Adams

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In the Wonder of the Star

Posted on December 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A star led the wise men to find a babe in a manger. The wise still seek Him. In the Wonder of the Star by Michael Romani In my loss, I feel my shame No longer certain in my own … Continue reading →

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Like Sand Becomes A Pearl

Posted on December 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

On December 7, 1941, the then Japanese Empire attacked America killing some 2,400 people and bringing the US into World War II. Today is remembered in the US as National Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance. Like Sand Becomes A … Continue reading →

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First Principles: When Planning For Posterity, Remember That Virtue Is Not Hereditary

Posted on November 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.” – Thomas Paine (1776)

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First Principles: There Must Never Be A Separation of Religious Values From the Lives of Public Servants

Posted on November 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“We need to remember that the separation of church and state must never mean the separation of religious values from the lives of public servants. . . If we who serve free men today are to differ from the tyrants … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A Nation Which Does Not Remember What It Was Yesterday, Does Not Know What It Is Today, Nor What It Is Trying To Do

Posted on October 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do. We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came … Continue reading →

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Dracula’s Bride

Posted on October 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #12: Dracula’s Bride by Michael Romani The master does not want as she has given Feasted into blood, never to be forgiven An eternal kiss shared in the late night As betrayer of truth and hater of light … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: You’re Braver Than You Believe and Stronger Than You Seem and Smarter Than You Think

Posted on September 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A. A. Milne

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First Principles: Virtue Is Not Hereditary

Posted on September 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.” – Thomas Paine (1776)

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In Memory of 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

We must never forget what extremists brought on this day We must always linger on the troubles that come humanity’s way We must also never forget that we are all the children of God And that God would have us … Continue reading →

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