Tag Archives: War

Brilliant Pebbles and A Dome

Posted on April 15, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Brilliant Pebbles and A Domeby Michael DoyleBrilliant pebbles laid outIs an efficient strategyAs it removes the layers of doubtResidual in our window of historyThere is a weave of known costAbout all that might be lostWere we to live by traditionWar … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Ability To Produce Every Necessity of Life Renders Us Independent In War As Well As In Peace

Posted on March 28, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The ability to produce every necessity of life renders us independent in war as well as in peace.” – Millard Fillmore Trump is correct in the desire for an absolute utility and necessity of bringing manufacturing and agriculture back from … Continue reading →

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Signs of Peace In An Artificial World

Posted on February 28, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Signs of Peace In An Artificial Worldby Michael DoyleI grew up strong and being taught what it meansTo walk justly and forthright with other human beingsThis meant that one didn’t have to fight to be a manThrowing one’s weight around … Continue reading →

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First Principles: To Be Prepared For War, Is One of the Most Effectual Means of Preserving Peace

Posted on February 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” – George Washington (1790)

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First Principles: I Hate War As Only A Soldier Who Has Lived It Can, Only As One Who Has Seen Its Brutality, Its Futility, Its Stupidity

Posted on February 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Facing Death Boldly

Posted on January 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Facing Death Boldlyby Michael DoyleFacing death is one thingWatching the death of your menThat hurts more than anythingIt burns like the second mortal sinCold and hungry in the nightA target was seen in every lightYou never forget the death seenIt … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Be At War With Your Vices, At Peace With Your Neighbors, and Let Every New Year Find You A Better Man

Posted on January 1, 2025 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: Peace Is the Real and Right Memorial For Those Who Have Died In War

Posted on December 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Peace is the real and right memorial for those who have died in war.” – Richard M. Nixon

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First Principles: War Is Not the Best Engine For Us To Resort To; Nature Has Given Us One In Our Commerce

Posted on December 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“War is not the best engine for us to resort to; nature has given us one in our commerce, which if properly managed, will be a better instrument for obliging the interested nations of Europe to treat us with justice.” … Continue reading →

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First Principles: History Teaches That War Begins When Governments Believe the Price of Aggression Is Cheap

Posted on November 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.” – Ronald Reagan

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