Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: It Is Not What A Lawyer Tells Me I May Do; But What Humanity, Reason, and Justice Tell Me I Ought To Do

Posted on August 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.” – Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

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Thought For the Day: You Cannot Be the Leader of the Free World If You Want To Appease Socialism and Communism

Posted on August 6, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“You cannot be the leader of the free world if you want to appease socialism and communism.” – House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy

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Thought For the Day: To Be A Socialist Is To Submit the I To the Thou; Socialism Is Sacrificing the Individual to the Whole

Posted on August 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“To be a socialist is to submit the I to the thou; socialism is sacrificing the individual to the whole.” – Joseph Gobbels Who is there that really still doubts that the National Socialistic Workers Party (NAZIs) were not socialists? … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: If America Is Not Strong, the World Will Be At the Mercy of Tyrants and Enter An Era We Dare Not Imagine

Posted on August 4, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“If America is not strong, the world will be at the mercy of tyrants and enter an era we dare not imagine.” – Mike Pompeo

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Thought For the Day: Children Have Never Been Very Good At Listening To Their Elders, But They Have Never Failed To Imitate Them

Posted on August 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” -James Baldwin

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Thought For the Day: No Matter Which Party Is In Power, the Government Cannot Be Trusted To Label ‘Truth’ or ‘Fiction’ Any More Than Facebook or Twitter Can

Posted on August 2, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“No matter which party is in power, the government cannot be trusted to label ‘truth’ or ‘fiction’ any more than Facebook or Twitter can.” – ACLU Maybe they really mean it now? They have stood up against the Trump bans … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Readers May Be Amazed That We Have To Continue To Expand Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare Subsidies and the Like Because 12 Years Ago, We were Told That the Trillion-Dollar Affordable Care Act Was Going To Provide Universal Coverage

Posted on July 31, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Readers may be amazed that we have to continue to expand Medicare, Medicaid, ‘Obamacare’ subsidies and the like because 12 years ago, we were told that the trillion-dollar Affordable Care Act was going to provide universal coverage for everyone. But … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I Have Chosen To Be Happy Because It’s Good For My Health

Posted on July 30, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I have chosen to be happy because it’s good for my health.” – Voltaire

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Thought For the Day: Kindness Is In Our Power Even When Fondness Is Not

Posted on July 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Kindness is in our power even when fondness is not.” – Henry James

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Thought For the Day: We Have the Right To Give Away As Much of Our Own Money As We Please In Charity; But As Members of Congress We Have No Right To Appropriate A Dollar of the Public Money

Posted on July 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living. I will not attempt to prove that Congress has no power … Continue reading →

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