Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Men Are Never So Likely To Settle A Question Rightly As When They Discuss It Freely

Posted on April 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Men are never so likely to settle a question rightly as when they discuss it freely.” – Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859)

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On the Justice of Impeaching and Deplatforming Maxine Waters For Repetitive Incitement

Posted on April 19, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Maybe it’s “the soft bigotry of low expectations” that has afforded Maxine Waters the megaphone through which she blasts her hatred and anger spewed absurdities? I am not wise enough to know. Nor, do I know enough about her to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Never Doubt That A Small Group of Thoughtful, Committed Citizens Can Change the World; Indeed, It Is the Only Thing That Ever Has

Posted on April 19, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

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Thought For the Day: Thousands of Tired, Nerve-Shaken, Over-Civilized People Are Beginning To Find Out Going To the Mountains Is Going Home; That Wilderness Is A Necessity

Posted on April 18, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.” – John Muir

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Thought For the Day: I Think He Has Been Wrong On Nearly Every Major Foreign Policy and National Security Issue Over the Past Four Decades

Posted on April 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.” – Robert Gates on Joe Biden’s track record

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Thought For the Day: Freedom of Religion Means the Right of the Individual To Choose and To Adhere To Whichever Religious Beliefs He May Prefer…and To Incur No Civil Disabilities Because of His Choice

Posted on April 16, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Freedom of religion means the right of the individual to choose and to adhere to whichever religious beliefs he may prefer, to join with others in religious associations to express these beliefs, and to incur no civil disabilities because of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is Spring Again. The Earth Is Like A Child That Knows Poems By Heart

Posted on April 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

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Thought For the Day: The Truth That Makes Men Free Is For the Most Part the Truth Which Men Prefer Not To Hear

Posted on April 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.” – Herbert Sebastien Agar (1897-1980)

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Thought For the Day: Liberty Is Not A Means To A Higher Political End. It Is the Highest Political End.

Posted on April 12, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is the highest political end.” – Lord Acton (1834-1902)

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Thought For the Day: Kindness Is More Important Than Wisdom, and the Recognition of This Is the Beginning of Wisdom

Posted on April 11, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.” – Theodore Rubin, psychiatrist and writer (11 Apr 1923-2019)

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