Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom, and Knowledge of the Holy One is Understanding

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” – Proverbs 9:10 NIV

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First Principles: My Concern Is Not Whether God Is On Our Side; My Greatest Concern Is To Be On God’s Side. For God Is Always Right

“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” – Abraham Lincoln

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First Principles: Behold the Lamb of God Who Takes Away the Sin of the World

“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” – John the Baptist

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First Principles: Conceiving God To Be the Fountain of Wisdom, I Found It Right and Necessary To Solicit His Assistance For Obtaining It

“Conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it.” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: To Preserve Liberty It Is Essential That the Whole Body of the People Possess Arms and Be Taught Alike, Especially When You, How To Use Them

“Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them; nor does it follow from this, that all promiscuously must go into … Continue reading

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First Principles: Under the Clouds of War, It Is Humanity Hanging On A Cross of Iron

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not … Continue reading

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First Principles: In Repentance and Rest Is Your Salvation, In Quietness and Trust Is Your Strength But You Would Have None of It

“This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:” “In repentance and rest is your salvation,    in quietness and trust is your strength,    but you would have none of it.” – Isaiah 30:15 NIV

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First Principles: Families Are the Nurseries of All Societies; and the First Combinations of Mankind

“Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind.” – Cotton Mather

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First Principles: There Is A Serene and Settled Majesty To Woodland Scenery That Enters Into the Soul and Delights and Elevates It, and Fills It With Noble Inclinations

“There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.” – Washington Irving (It has been fundamental since the beginning of our nation to … Continue reading

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First Principles: I Ask Sir, What Is the Militia? It Is the Whole People Except For A Few Public Officials

“I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials.” – George Mason

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