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First Principles: If We Desire To Secure Peace…It Must Be Known, That We Are At All Times Ready For War
“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready … Continue reading
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First Principles: War Is Not the Best Engine For Us To Resort To; Nature Has Given Us One In Our Commerce
“War is not the best engine for us to resort to; nature has given us one in our commerce, which if properly managed, will be a better instrument for obliging the interested nations of Europe to treat us with justice.” … Continue reading
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First Principles: Greater Love Has No One Than This: To Lay Down One’s Life For One’s Friends
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” – John 15:12-14
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First Principles: The General Government Is Not to Be Charged With the Whole Power of Making and Administering Laws; Its Jurisdiction Is Limited To Certain Enumerated Objects
“The general government is not to be charged with the whole power of making and administering laws: its jurisdiction is limited to certain enumerated objects, which concern all the members of the republic, but which are not to be attained … Continue reading
First Principles: The True Key For the Construction of Everything Doubtful In A Law Is the Intention of the Lawmakers
“[T]he true key for the construction of everything doubtful in a law is the intention of the law-makers.” – Thomas Jefferson (1808)
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First Principles: The Natural Cure For An Ill-Administration, In A Popular or Representative Constitution, Is A Change of Men
“The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)
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First Principles: God Is Not Dead, Nor Doth He Sleep
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;The Wrong shall fail,The Right prevail,With peace on earth, good-will to men.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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First Principles: For Although They Knew God, They Did Not Honor Him As God Or Give Thanks To Him, But They Became Futile In Their Thinking, and Their Foolish Hearts Were Darkened
“For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the … Continue reading
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First Principles: Energy In the Executive Is…Essential to the Protection of the Community Against Foreign Attacks
“Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign attacks; it is not less essential to the steady administration of the laws; to the … Continue reading
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First Principles: Republics Are Created By the Virtue, Public Spirit, and Intelligence of the Citizens. They Fall, When the Wise Are Banished From the Public Councils
“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 →