Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: Justice Is Indiscriminately Due To All, Without Regard To Numbers, Wealth, Or Rank

Posted on September 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice is indiscriminately due to all, without regard to numbers, wealth, or rank” – John Jay, in Georgia v. Brailsford (1794)

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First Principles: What Separates the Winners From the Losers Is How A Person Reacts To Each New Twist of Fate

Posted on September 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.” – Donald J. Trump

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First Principles: Love Is More Powerful Than Hate, Hope Is More Powerful Than Fear, Light Is More Powerful Than Dark

Posted on September 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Love is more powerful than hate, Hope is more powerful than fear, Light is more powerful than dark “. -Joe Biden After 25 minutes of searching through Biden quotes, this was the best I could find that everyone should find … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Do Not Conform To the Pattern of This World, But Be Transformed By the Renewing of Your Mind. Then You Will Be Able To Test and Approve What God’s Will Is

Posted on September 7, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” – Romans … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The American Dream Is Freedom, Prosperity, Peace – and Liberty and Justice For All. That’s A Big Dream. It’s Not Always Easy To Achieve, But That’s the Ideal

Posted on September 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The American Dream is freedom, prosperity, peace-and liberty and justice for all. That’s a big dream. It’s not always easy to achieve, but that’s the ideal. More than any country in history we’ve made gains toward a democracy that is … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Audacity of Hope! In the End, That Is God’s Greatest Gift To Us…A Belief In Better Days Ahead

Posted on September 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Hope — Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God’s greatest gift to us…A belief in things not seen. A belief that there are better days … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Peaceful Transfer of Authority Is Rare In History, Yet Common In Our Country. With A Simple Oath, We Affirm Old Traditions and Make New Beginnings

Posted on September 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.” – George W. Bush

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First Principles: We Are A Nation of Immigrants. But We Are Also A Nation of Laws

Posted on September 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“In the budget I will present to you, we will try to do more to speed the deportation of illegal aliens who are arrested for crimes, to better identify illegal aliens in the workplace as recommended by the commission headed … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Let All Americans Remember That No Problem of Human Making Is Too Great To Be Overcome By Human Ingenuity, Human Energy, and the Untiring Hope of the Human Spirit

Posted on September 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“(L)et all Americans remember that no problem of human making is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit.” – George H.W. Bush, First State of the Union Address (1989)

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First Principles: Labor Is Prior To, and Independent of, Capital…Labor Is the Superior of Capital, and Deserves Much the Higher Consideration

Posted on September 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.” – Abraham … Continue reading →

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