Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: It Is Religion and Morality Alone, Which Can Establish the Principles Upon Which Freedom Can Securely Stand

Posted on December 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. … Statesmen may plan and speculate for Liberty, but it is Religion and Morality alone, which can establish the Principles upon which Freedom can securely stand. The only foundation … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Are More Instances of the Abridgement of the Freedom of the People By Gradual and Silent Encroachment of Those In Power Than by Violent and Sudden Usurpations

Posted on December 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the People by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” – James Madison

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First Principles: The General Principles On Which the Fathers Achieved Independence Were the General Principles of Christianity

Posted on December 27, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity. I will avow that I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Religion and Virtue Are the Only Foundations, Not of Republicanism and All Free Government, But of Social Felicity Under All Government

Posted on December 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“[R]eligion and virtue are the only foundations, not of republicanism and of all free government, but of social felicity under all government and in all the combinations of human society.” –-John Adams

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First Principles: May the Father of All Mercies Scatter Light, and Not Darkness, Upon Our Paths

Posted on December 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths.” –George Washington, 1790

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First Principles: The Virgin Will Be With Child and Will Give Birth To A Son, and They Will Call Him Immanuel – Which Means, “God With Us”

Posted on December 24, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” — which means, “God with us.”– Matthew 1:23 (New International Version)

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First Principles: Experience Is the Oracle of Truth; and Where Its Responses Are Unequivocal, They Ought To Be Conclusive and Sacred

Posted on December 23, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred.” – Alexander Hamilton and James Madison (1787)

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First Principles: The Tree of Liberty Must Be Refreshed From Time To Time With the Blood of Patriots and Tyrants

Posted on December 22, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: I Hate Deception, Even Where the Imagination Only Is Concerned

Posted on December 21, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I hate deception, even where the imagination only is concerned.” – George Washington (1779)

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First Principles: A Popular Government, Without Popular Information, Or the Means of Acquiring It, Is But A Prologue to A Farce Or A Tragedy; Or, Perhaps Both

Posted on December 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, … Continue reading →

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