Tag Archives: Stability

First Principles: Stability In Government Is Essential To National Character and To the Advantages Annexed To It, As Well As To that Repose and Confidence In the Minds of the People

Posted on May 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Stability in government is essential to national character and to the advantages annexed to it, as well as to that repose and confidence in the minds of the people, which are among the chief blessings of civil society.” – James … Continue reading →

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Knowing of the Why

Posted on October 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Knowing of the Whyby Michael DoyleI believe I know the whyOf why a weeping willow criesWhen there was no time for goodbyeAnd that’s the case for each of us who diesEven in the best case of stabilityThere lies the uncanny … Continue reading →

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Climbing the Relationship Ladder

Posted on October 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Climbing the Relationship Ladderby Michael DoyleWe say hello to initiateHoping that we might appreciateEnough at this first impressionThat it might lead to accessionPressing on simply to exploreCrossing that boundary to something moreWe work at reducing the uncertaintyThough certainly there is … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Personal Security and Private Property Rest Entirely Upon the Wisdom, the stability and the Integrity of the Courts of Justice

Posted on September 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.” – Joseph Story (1833)

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Words To Feeling

Posted on March 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

These days with so many choices out there, it seems an endless spiral of restless hearts. Here’s to those whose hearts have found their home. I see it in a plethora of friends who have now been married a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Valor Is Stability of Courage and the Soul

Posted on November 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.” – Michel de Montaigne

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First Principles: Stability In Government Is Essential To National Character

Posted on December 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Advantage, Civil Society, Confidence, First Principles, Government, James Madison, National Character, Stability, The People | Leave a comment

First Principles: Personal Security and Private Property Rest On the Courts of Justice

Posted on December 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.” – Joseph Story (1833)

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First Principles: To Be Respected Be Respectable

Posted on May 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable, without possessing a certain portion of order and stability.” – James Madison, Federalist No. 62, 1788

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First Principles: Security and Private Property Rest On A Just Court

Posted on December 6, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.” —Joseph Story (1833)