Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: The Real Destroyer of the Liberties of the People Is He Who Spread Among Them Bounties, Donations, and Benefits

Posted on September 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.” – -Greek Historian Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus

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Thought For the Day: Missing Context Is the Fact-Checker Euphemism for ‘This Claim Is Correct but We Don’t Want Anyone Screencapping This As Ammo

Posted on September 19, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“‘Missing context’ is the fact-checker euphemism for ‘this claim is correct but we don’t want anyone screencapping this as ammo.’” – Noam Blum

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Thought For the Day: Individual Liberty Rapidly Decays Into Corruption and Anarchy Without A Meaningful Commitment To Personal Responsibility

Posted on September 18, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Individual liberty rapidly decays into corruption and anarchy without a meaningful commitment to personal responsibility based on our nation’s Judeo-Christian heritage. Traditional beliefs and values must therefore continue to serve as our touchstone and compass.” – Mark Alexander

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Thought For the Day: What Power Has Love But Forgiveness?

Posted on September 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“What power has love but forgiveness?” – William Carlos Williams, poet (17 Sep 1883-1963)

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Thought For the Day: Evil Is Powerless If the Good Are Unafraid

Posted on September 16, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.” – Ronald Reagan

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Thought For the Day: We Would Often Be Ashamed of Our Finest Actions If the World Understood All the Motives Which Produced Them

Posted on September 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“We would often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood all the motives which produced them.” – Francois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer (15 Sep 1613-1680)

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Thought For the Day: Freedom Means Trusting the American People and Equipping Them With Information To Assess Risks and Make the Best Decisions for Themselves and Their Families

Posted on September 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Instead of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, policymakers should focus on providing more clear and timely data on vaccine risks and benefits so Americans can make their own informed decisions along with the help of their doctors. Freedom means trusting the American … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: In A Perfect Union the Man and Woman Are Like A Strung Bow. Who Is To Say Whether the String Bends the Bow, Or the Bow Tightens the String?

Posted on September 11, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“In a perfect union the man and woman are like a strung bow. Who is to say whether the string bends the bow, or the bow tightens the string?” -Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (10 Sep 1903-1974)

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Thought For the Day: I Must Fight Against: Any Idea, Religion or Government Which Limits or Destroys the Individual

Posted on September 10, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“And this I must fight against: any idea, religion or government which limits or destroys the individual. … I can understand why a system built on a pattern must try to destroy the free mind, for this is the one … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Lie Doesn’t Become Truth, Wrong Doesn’t Become Right and Evil Doesn’t Become Good Just Because It’s Accepted By A Majority

Posted on September 8, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right and evil doesn’t become good just because it’s accepted by a majority. ” – Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)

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