Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: After A Shooting Spree, They Always Want To Take the Guns From the People Who Didn’t Do It

Posted on March 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn’t do it. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.” – … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Evils of Tyranny Are Rarely Seen But By Him Who Resists it

Posted on March 24, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.” – John Hay (1838-1905)

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Thought For the Day: We Can Lick Gravity, But Sometimes the Paperwork Is Overwhelming

Posted on March 23, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.” – Wernher von Braun, rocket scientist (23 Mar 1912-1977)

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Thought For the Day: Restriction of Free Thought and Free Speech Is the Most Dangerous of All Subversions. It Is the One Un-American Act That Could Easily Defeat Us

Posted on March 22, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” – Justice William O. Douglas (1898-1980)

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Thought For the Day: The Ability To Simplify Means To Eliminate the Unnecessary So That the Necessary May Speak

Posted on March 21, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” -Hans Hofmann, painter (21 Mar 1880-1966)

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Thought For the Day: The Federal Government Does Not Lack Revenue; It Lacks Self-Control When It Comes To Spending

Posted on March 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The federal government does not lack revenue; it lacks self-control when it comes to spending.” – Cal Thomas

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Thought For the Day: Liberty Is Meaningless Where the Right To Utter One’s Thoughts and Opinions Has Ceased To Exist

Posted on March 19, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down.” – Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)

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Thought For the Day: Sometimes You Will Never Know the Value of A Moment Until It Becomes A Memory

Posted on March 18, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” — Dr. Seuss

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Thought For the Day: If Men Use Their Liberty In Such A Way As To Surrender Their Liberty, Are They Thereafter Any the Less Slaves?

Posted on March 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“If men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less slaves? If people by a plebiscite elect a man despot over them, do they remain free because the despotism was … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Tyranny of the Many Would Be When One Body Takes Over the Rights of Others, and Then Exercises Its Power To Change the Laws In Its Favor

Posted on March 16, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The tyranny of the many would be when one body takes over the rights of others, and then exercises its power to change the laws in its favor.” – Voltaire (1694-1778)

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