Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: You Shall Love the Lord Your God With All Your Heart..and Your Neighbor As Yourself

Posted on November 15, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart… and your neighbor as yourself.” – Luke 10:27

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First Principles: Once A Government Is Committed To the Principle of Silencing the Voice of Opposition, It Has Only One Way To Go, and That Is Down the Path of Increasingly Repressive Measures

Posted on November 14, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Cannot Be Happy, Without Being Free… We Cannot Be Free, Without Being Secure In Our Property

Posted on November 13, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Let these truths be indelibly impressed on our minds — that we cannot be happy, without being FREE — that we cannot be free, without being secure in our property— that we cannot be secure in our property, if, without … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Value of Love Will Always Be Stronger Than the Value of Hate. Any Nation Or Group of Nations Which Employs Hatred Eventually Is Torn To Pieces By Hatred

Posted on November 12, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred eventually is torn to pieces by hatred.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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First Principles: It Is A Paradox That Every Dictator Has Climbed To Power On the Ladder of Free Speech. Immediately On Attaining Power Each Dictator Has Suppressed All Free Speech Except His Own

Posted on November 11, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.” – Herbert Hoover

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First Principles: Nothing In This World Can Take the Place of Persistence. Talent Will Not…Persistence and Determination Alone Are Omnipotent

Posted on November 10, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated … Continue reading →

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First Principles: America’s Present Need Is Not Heroics But Healing; Not Nostrums But Normalcy; Not Revolution But Restoration

Posted on November 9, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“America’s present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.” – Warren G. Harding

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First Principles: Therefore Go and Make Disciples of All Nations, Baptizing Them In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

Posted on November 8, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Gain Strength, and Courage, and Confidence By Each Experience In Which We Really Stop To Look Fear In the Face…We Must Do That Which We Think We Cannot

Posted on November 7, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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First Principles: Religion Is the Only Solid Basis of Good Morals; Therefore Education Should Teach the Precepts of Relgion, and the Duties of Man Towards God

Posted on November 6, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The education of young citizens ought to form them to good manners, to accustom them to labor, to inspire them with a love of order, and to impress them with respect for. lawful authority. Religion is the only solid basis … Continue reading →

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