Tag Archives: Vice

First Principles: As the President Bears No Resemblance To A King So the Senate Has No Similarity To Nobles

Posted on January 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“As our president bears no resemblance to a king so we shall see the Senate has no similitude to nobles. First, not being hereditary, their collective knowledge, wisdom, and virtue are not precarious. For by these qualities alone are they … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Falsehood of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart

Posted on January 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: War With Your Vices, Make Peace With Your Neighbors and Let Every New Year Find You A Better Person

Posted on August 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: Falseness of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart

Posted on March 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

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Thought For the Day: Capitalism Unevenly Distributes Prosperity; Socialism Evenly Distributes Misery

Posted on January 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.” – Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

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First Principles: Never Tell An Untruth

Posted on December 13, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

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First Principles: Seek Always the Pursuit of Truth; One Lie Leads To Habitual Lies

Posted on November 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time, till at length it becomes habitual.” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Love of Truth and Veneration of Virtue Are the Sparks of Discernment of Right and Wrong and True and False

Posted on November 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“A love of truth and a veneration of virtue. These amiable passions, are the ‘latent spark’… If the people are capable of understanding, seeing and feeling the differences between true and false, right and wrong, virtue and vice, to what … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Falseness of Tongue Leads To Falseness of Heart

Posted on July 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

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A Tale of Christmas In Two Parts

Posted on December 9, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

A Tale of Christmas In Two Parts by Michael Romani I I have heard it said That you can eat ’til you’re full And it’s still not enough The excuse to be given “But, it’s Christmas…” And one really shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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