Th, Jun 30, 2011, 9:30 a.m. - Land Use Commission hearing for approval of Ho'opili residential project, permanently destroying prime agricultural land. At State Office Building on Beretania St., across from St. Andrew's Cathedral.
Sa, Jul 23, 2011, 11 a.m.-12 noon - Waialua Public Library, 67-068 Kealohanui St., Waialua (Oahu north shore). Lorrin Pang, M.D., on risks of our mono crop diets & present agricultural methods in Hawaii. More info.
If our economy of freedom fails to distribute wealth as ably as it has created it, the road to dictatorship will be open to any man who can persuasively promise security to all; and a martial government, under whatever charming phrases, will engulf the democratic world.
Will & Ariel Durant, The Lessons of History, pp. 79-80.
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A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within. The essential causes of Rome's decline lay in her people, her morals, her class struggle, her failing trade, her bureaucratic despotism, her stifling taxes, her consuming wars.
In a war, while one side may ultimately be able to claim victory, both sides lose.
Anonymous
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We are not going to war over a bunch of dead [American] sailors.
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, ordering Admiral Lawrence Geis to recall Sixth Fleet aircraft that were on their way to drive off Israeli military forces who were attempting to murder the entire crew of the minimally armed surveillance ship USS Liberty in the Mediterranean Sea during the 1967 Six-Day War.
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America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.
John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848), 6th President of the United States
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A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
George Bernard Shaw
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Send an email, make a call, write a letter. We [Hawaii state legislators] need to know what you think and the system works much better if you are involved.
Hawaii state representative Karl Rhoads, District 28 (Palama, Downtown, Chinatown, Sheridan)
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I'd rather be in jail in America than free anywhere else.
Former communist & Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver shortly after he voluntarily returned to the U.S. as a prisoner from seven years as a free man, but an exile, abroad
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Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. . . . They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.
President Barack Obama endorses Neil Abercrombie (D) for governor of Hawaii in the following 30-second political commercial. The former congressman is running against Republican Duke Aiona, who is presently Hawaii's lieutenant governor.
From: Barack Obama [mailto:info@barackobama.com]
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 1:55 PM
Subject: Stand with Neil Abercrombie
Neil Abercrombie has long been a champion for the people of Hawaii, and I am proud to stand by him as he runs for governor.
I've known Neil for a long time -- he was friends with my parents in school at the University of Hawaii at Manoa -- and there isn't a doubt in my mind that he'll do a great job.
In Congress, Neil fought tirelessly for the environment, military families, and Hawaii jobs. He helped fund the conservation of valuable land on Oahu, introduced the Small Business Credit Card Act, and received the Harry S. Truman Award -- the National Guard Association's highest honor.
I need allies like Neil fighting for change across the country -- please sign up to support his campaign for governor.
During his career in Washington, Neil was known as a true leader, consistently working across the aisle to get things done for Hawaii.
And I understand how important good leadership is for you. Hawaii has special meaning for me, and I want to make sure it gets the governor it deserves.
It's going to be a close race, but with your support, Neil can win.
Please sign up to knock on doors, make calls, or help out at one of his campaign offices to get him to victory on November 2nd: