Tag Archives: Tyrants

First Principles: So Long As the People Do Not Care To Exercise Their Freedom, Those Who Wish to Tyrannize Will Do So

Posted on April 30, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Tree of Liberty Must Be Refreshed From Time To Time With the Blood of Patriots and Tyrants

Posted on December 22, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” – Thomas Jefferson

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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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Na/GloPoWriMo #22: As A Sign of the Times

Posted on April 22, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo #22: As A Sign of the Timesby Michael DoyleAs a sign of the timesThe last book I readWas read onlinePoetry told no longer rhymesNor does it impart lesson or deedYet, as an art, they call this fineAs a sign … Continue reading →

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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: The Limits of Tyrants Are Prescribed By the Endurance of Those Whom They Oppress

Posted on January 8, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Find out just what the people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Rebellion To Tyrants Is Obedience To God

Posted on March 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: Mankind Must Be Governed By God Or They Will Be Ruled By Tyrants

Posted on February 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.” – William Penn

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First Principles: Of Those Who Have Overturned Republican Liberty, Most Have Begun By Courting the People and Ending Tyrants

Posted on November 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people, commencing demagogues and ending tyrants.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)

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First Principles: There Must Never Be A Separation of Religious Values From the Lives of Public Servants

Posted on November 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“We need to remember that the separation of church and state must never mean the separation of religious values from the lives of public servants. . . If we who serve free men today are to differ from the tyrants … Continue reading →

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