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First Principles: Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As Justice and Is As Necessary For the Support of Societies As Natural Affection Is For the Support of Families

Posted on April 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families.” – Benjamin Rush

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A House Divided

Posted on March 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The worse war America has ever fought was the war against ourselves, the American Civil War. A House Divided by Michael Doyle Lincoln’s inaugural was an attempt at reconciliation The mystic chords of memory were bonds of affection The siege … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Ingredients Which Constitute Energy In the Executive Are, Unity; Duration; Its Support; and Competent Powers

Posted on March 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The ingredients which constitute energy in the Executive are, first, unity; secondly, duration; thirdly, an adequate provision for its support; fourthly, competent powers. … The ingredients which constitute safety in the republican sense are, first, a due dependence on the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Support the Correct Principles Then You Will Never Get the Wrong Results

Posted on September 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“If you always support the correct principles then you will never get the wrong results!” – Andrew Johnson

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First Principles A Bible, Newspaper and Good Schooling Are the Principal Supports of Virtue, Morality and Civil Liberty

Posted on September 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district–all studied and appreciated as they merit–are the principal support of virtue, morality, and civil liberty“ – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: Religion Is Of Public Concern and In Great Measure Fosters the Peace and Good Order of Government

Posted on July 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety and happiness of the people.” – Samuel Chase

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First Principles: Freedom Requires Those Willing to Undergo the Rigors of Supporting It

Posted on May 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 4, September 11, 1777

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Joy In the Gifts of Hard Times

Posted on April 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 7 is to write a poem about gifts and joy. Above this challenge was a bit about how poetry can prove quite the therapeutic tool. I can see this easily from my own life. From this … Continue reading →

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Beginning To Heal

Posted on March 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In the 21st century as research into Quantum physics and all that goes on and has become combined with a turn from the mechanical and toward biology. It is a fantastic era to live in. So much promise and so … Continue reading →

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An Elegy To Common Sense

Posted on February 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Poem A Day #11 is to be an elegy. The word prompt is ‘black hole’. Milkwood’s definition of elegy is limited to the following. I would argue that the person who wrote the notecard needs to revisit this. I have … Continue reading →

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