Tag Archives: Servitude

Silent Cal

Posted on August 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Silent Calby Michael DoyleSilent CalSpent a lot of time in his head.But those things he said,Keep on being said.Silent Cal,Kept in thought with little said.But what he said resonates a lot.It’s not very likely to be forgot.To the point, yet … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Democracy and Socialism Have Nothing In Common But One Word, Equality. But Notice the Difference While Democracy Seeks Equality in Liberty, Socialism Seeks Equality in Restraint and Servitude

Posted on June 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.” – Alexis de Tocqueville

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First Principles: Despotism Often Presents Itself As the Repairer of All the Ills Suffered, the Support of Just Rights, Defender of the Oppressed, and Founder of Order

Posted on November 4, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Despotism often presents itself as the repairer of all the ills suffered, the support of just rights, defender of the oppressed, and founder of order.” – Alexis de Tocqueville — Anyone who has not yet cast their ballot in this … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Must Not Let Our Rulers Load Us With Perpetual Debt

Posted on March 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Economy, Election, First Principles, Liberty, Load, Perpetual Debt, Profusion, Rulers, Servitude, Thomas Jefferson, We | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Unless the People, Through Unified Action, Arise and Take Charge of Their Government, They Will Find That Their Government Has Taken Charge of Them

Posted on February 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Conditions Upon Which God Hath Given Liberty To Man Is Eternal Vigilance

Posted on December 27, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become prey to the active. The conditions upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Democracy and Socialism Have Nothing In Common But One Word: equality. But Notice the Difference… Socialism Seeks… Restraint and Servitude

Posted on November 24, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.” – Alexis de Tocqueville

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First Principles: We Must Make Our Election Between Economy and Liberty, or Profusion and Servitude

Posted on July 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“We must make our election between economy and Liberty, or profusion and servitude.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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Thought For the Day: The Conditions Upon Which God Hath Given Liberty To Man Is Eternal Vigilance

Posted on December 27, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Active, Break, Common, Condition, Condtion, Consequence, Crime, Eternal Vigilance, Fate, God, Guilt, Indolent, John Philpot Curran, Liberty, Man, Prey, Punishment, Rights, Servitude, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

First Principles: If Ye Love Wealth Better Than Liberty…Go Home From Us In Peace…May Posterity Forget That You Were Our Countrymen

Posted on August 31, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“If Ye Love Wealth Better Than Liberty, the Tranquility of Servitude Better Than the Animating Contest of Freedom, Go Home From Us In Peace. We Ask Not Your Counsels Or Your Arms. Crouch Down and Lick the Hands Which Feed … Continue reading →

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