Category Archives: First Principles

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

Posted on April 26, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

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

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First Principles: The Harder the Conflict, the More Glorious the Triumph

Posted on April 25, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine

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First Principles: The Principles That Wil Govern Me In the High Duty To Which My Country Calls Me Is A Strict Adherence To the Letter and Spirit of the Constitution

Posted on April 24, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“For myself, therefore, I desire to declare that the principle that will govern me in the high duty to which my country calls me is a strict adherence to the letter and spirit of the Constitution as it was designed … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Every Good Citizen Makes His Country’s Honor His Own, and Cherishes It Not Only As Precious But As Sacred

Posted on April 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.” … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Hide Not Your Talents, They For Use Were Made, What’s A Sundial In the Shade

Posted on April 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Hide not your talents, they for use were made,What’s a sundial in the shade?”– Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: The Real Man Smiles In Trouble, Gathers Strength From Distress, and Grows Brave By Reflection

Posted on April 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” – Thomas Paine

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First Principles: The Magnitude of This Evil (Slavery) Among Us Is So Deeply Felt, and So Universally Acknowledged That No Merit Could Be Greater Than That of Devising A Satisfactory Remedy For It

Posted on April 20, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The magnitude of this evil [slavery] among us is so deeply felt, and so universally acknowledged; that no merit could be greater than that of devising a satisfactory remedy for it.” – James Madison (1825), 4th President of the United States … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Happily For Mankind, Liberty Is Not…Confined To Any Single Point of Time, But Lies Within Extremes, Which Afford Sufficient Latitude For all the Variations

Posted on April 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Happily for mankind, liberty is not, in this respect, confined to any single point of time, but lies within extremes, which afford sufficient latitude for all the variations which may be required by the various situations and circumstances of civil … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Bible Is the Best of All Books, For It Is the Word of God and Teaches Us the Way To Be Happy In this World and the Next

Posted on April 18, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Hand of Providence Has Been So Conspicuous In All This, That He Must Be Worse Than An Infidel That Lacks Faith…Enough To Acknowledge His Obligations

Posted on April 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations.” – George Washington

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