Tag Archives: The Moment

First Principles: The Moment the Idea Is Admitted Into Society that Property Is Not As Sacred As the Laws of God, and That There Is Not A Force of Law and Public Justice To Protect It, Anarchy and Tyranny Commence

Posted on August 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.” – John … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Anarchy, Civilized, Commandments, First Princples, Force of Law, Free, Heaven, Idea, Inviolable Precepts, John Adams, Laws of God, Property, Public Justice, Sacred, Society, The Moment, Thou Shalt Not Covet, Thou Shalt Not Steal, Tyranny | Leave a comment

The Problem of Pride

Posted on September 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

The Problem of Prideby Michael DoyleEasily knownPride is the diseaseWe’ve seen this and it showsPutting us all ill at easeSeen in others, we forgetAll of those thingsWe struggle and yet we forgetAll the troubles, living bringsSeemingly standing positiveBut we think … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Affirmation, Again, Bring, Confirmation, Contemplative, Dignity, Discord, Disease, Every Sin, Exercise, Forget, Genesis, Good, Guard, Haughty Eyes, Ill At Ease, Kill, Known, Lesson, Living, Lying Tongue, Negatives, Neglect, Others, Past, Poetry and Poems, Positive, Present, Pride, Problem, Relevant, Respect, Seen, Show, Sow, Spin, Struggle, The Moment, Think, Troubles, Walk Past, Wear Our Pride, Will Not Last | Leave a comment

First Principles: It Is the Citizens Choice…Whether They Will Be Respectable and Prosperous, Or Contemptable and Miserable As A Nation

Posted on June 13, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It is … [the citizens] choice, and depends upon their conduct, whether they will be respectable and prosperous, or contemptable and miserable as a Nation. This is the time of their political probation; this is the moment when the eyes … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Choice, Citizens, Conduct, Contemptable, Depends, Eyes of the World, First Principles, George Washington, Letter To the Governors (1783), Miserable, Nation, Political Probation, Prosperous, Respectable, The Moment, Time, Turned Upon Them | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: The Moment

First Principles: The Moment the Idea Is Admitted Into Society that Property Is Not As Sacred As the Laws of God, and That There Is Not A Force of Law and Public Justice To Protect It, Anarchy and Tyranny Commence

The Problem of Pride

First Principles: It Is the Citizens Choice…Whether They Will Be Respectable and Prosperous, Or Contemptable and Miserable As A Nation

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