Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: There Are Two Types of Education; One Should Teach Us How To Make A Living and the Other How To Live

Posted on November 27, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“There are two types of education; One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live.” – John Adams

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First Principles: They Define A Republic To Be A Government of Laws and Not of Men

Posted on November 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“They define a Republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams

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First Principles: It Is the Duty of All Nations To Acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, To Obey His Will, To Be Grateful For His Benefits and Humbly To Implore His Protection and Favors

Posted on November 25, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.” – George Washington, Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1789

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First Principals: Whatever May Be Our Wishes, Our Inclination or the Dictates of Our Passions, They Cannot Alter the States of Facts and Evidence

Posted on November 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” – John Adams (1770)

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First Principles: The Second Office of This Government Is Honorable and Easy, the First Is But A Splendid Misery

Posted on November 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The second office of this government is honorable & easy, the first is but a splendid misery.” – Thomas Jefferson (1797)

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First Principles: Observe Good Faith and Justice Towards All Nations. Cultivate Peace and Harmony With All

Posted on November 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Observe good faith and justice towards all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.” – George Washington

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First Principles: The Care of Human Life and Happiness and Not Their Destruction, Is the First and Only Legitimate Object of Good Government

Posted on November 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” – Thomas Jefferson (1809)

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First Principles: It Is the Duty of All Nations To Acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, To Obey His Will, To be Grateful For His Benefits and Humbly To Implore His Protection and Favor

Posted on November 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor.” George Washington (1789)

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First Principles: Facts Are Stubborn Things and Whatever May Be Our Wishes, Our Inclination or the Dictates of Our Passions, They Cannot Alter the State of the Facts and Evidence

Posted on November 19, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” – John Adams (1770)

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First Principles: Republics Are Created By the Virtue, Public Spirit and Intelligence of the Citizens

Posted on November 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, … Continue reading →

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