Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: An Honorable Defeat Is Better Than A Dishonorable Victory

“An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory.” – Millard Fillmore

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First Principles: In the Discharge of Duties My Guide Will Be the Constitution, Which I This Day Swear To Preserve Protect, and Defend

“In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and defend.” – Zachary Taylor

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First Principles: The Gratitude Should Be Commensurate With the Boundless Blessings Which We Enjoy

The gratitude… should be commensurate with the boundless blessings which we enjoy.” -James K. Polk

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First Principles: But You, Man of God, Flee From All This, and Pursue Righteousness, Godliness, Faith, Love, Endurance and Gentleness

“But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.” – 1 Timothy 6:11

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First Principles: I Contend That the Strongest of All Governments Is That Which Is Most Free

“I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.” – John Tyler

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First Principles: The Liberties of A People Depend On Their Own Constant Attention To Its Preservation

“The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation.” – William Henry Harrison

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First Principles: The Less Government Interferes With Private Pursuits, the Better For General Prosperity

“The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.” – Martin Van Buren

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First Principles: Any Man Worth His Salt Will Stick Up For What He Believes Right, But It Takes A Slightly Better Man To Acknowledge Instantly and Without Reservation That He Is In Error

“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.” – Andrew Jackson

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First Principles: If Your Actions Inspire Others To Dream More, Learn More, Do More and Become More, You Are A Leader

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader” – John Quincy Adams

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First Principles: It Is By A Thorough Knowledge of the Whole Subject That People Are Enabled To Judge Correctly of the Past and To Give Proper Direction To the Future

“It is by a thorough knowledge of the whole subject that [people] are enabled to judge correctly of the past and to give a proper direction to the future.” – James Monroe

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