Tag Archives: Two Ways

First Principles: There Are Two Ways To Conquer and Enslave A Country. One Is By the Sword. The Other Is By Debt

Posted on September 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.” – John Adams IT HAS BEEN POINTED OUT THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THIS QUOTE WAS ACTUALLY SAID BY JOHN … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Are Two Ways of Exerting One’s Strength: One Is Pushing Down, the Other Is Pulling up

Posted on April 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.” – Booker T. Washington, reformer, educator, and author (5 Apr 1856-1915)

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Learning To Do the Math

Posted on August 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

2nd poem from the work shop: Learning To Do Math by Michael Doyle She spoke eloquently of her calculations While I sat mystified; musing on the math That is found in music and in so much art Wondering how it … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Are Two Ways To Be Fooled. One Is To Believe What Isn’t True; the Other Is To Refuse To Believe What Is True

Posted on August 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” – Soren Kierkegaard      

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