Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: Nothing In This World Can Take the Place of Persistence. Persistence and Determination Alone Are Omnipotent

Posted on April 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: My List of Virtues Contain’d At First But Twelve: But A Quaker Friend Kindly Informed Me That I Was Generally Thought Proud.. So I Added Humility

Posted on April 9, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“My List of Virtues contain’d at first but twelve: But a Quaker Friend having kindly inform’d me that I was generally thought proud; that my Pride show’d itself frequently in Conversation; that I was not content with being in the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Highest Glory of the American Revolution Was This: It Connected In One Indissoluble Bond the Principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity

Posted on April 8, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” – John Quincy Adams

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First Principles: I Never Considered A Difference of Opinion In Politics, In Religion, In Philosophy, As Cause For Withdrawing From A Friend

Posted on April 7, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: There Is But One Straight Course, and That Is To Seek Truth, and Pursue It Steadily

Posted on April 6, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation. Be not apt to relate news, if you know not the truth thereof. Speak no evil of the absent, for it is unjust. Undertake not what you cannot … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Do Not Be Afraid, For I Know That You Are Looking For Jesus, Who Was Crucified. He Is Not Here; He Has Risen, Just As He Said

Posted on April 5, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Truth Is Like A Lion; You Don’t Have To Defend It. Let It Loose; It Will Defend Itself

Posted on April 4, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.” – St. Augustine

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First Principles: Villainy Wears Many Masks; None So Dangerous As the Mask of Virtue

Posted on April 3, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.” – Washington Irving Think about this when you witness the pandering virtue signaling that happens these days.

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First Principles: The Moral Principles and Precepts Contained In the Scriptures Ought To Form the Basis of All Our Civil Constitutions and Laws

Posted on April 2, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws . . . The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and his Apostles . … Continue reading →

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First Principles: This Is A Government of the People, By the People, and For the People No Longer. It Is A Government of Corporations, By Corporations, and For Corporations

Posted on April 1, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The real difficulty is with the vast wealth and power in the hands of the few and the unscrupulous who represent or control capital. Hundreds of laws of Congress and the state legislatures are in the interest of these men … Continue reading →

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