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Category Archives: First Principles
First Principles: National Defense Is One of the Cardinal Duties of A Statesman
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815)
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First Principles: Virtue Is Not Hereditary
“When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.” – Thomas Paine (1776)
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First Principles: The Difference Between A Balanced Republic and Democracy Is Like That Between Order and Chaos
“Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.” – John Marshall
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First Principles: Liberty Is One of the Most Precious Gifts Which Heaven Bestows On Mankind
“Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man; with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals; for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk … Continue reading
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First Principles: Peace Cannot Be Achieved Through Violence, It Can Only Be Attained Through Understanding
“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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First Principles: History Shows That of All Governments, Democracy Is the Most Unstable, Fluctuating and Short-Lived
“The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived.” – John Quincy Adams
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First Principles: Peace Is Better Than War, War Is Better Than Tribute
“It is a principle incorporated into the settled policy of America, that as peace is better than war, war is better than tribute.” – James Madison (1816)
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First Principles: If Truth Be Not Diffused, Error Will Be
“If truth be not diffused, error will be.” – Daniel Webster
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First Principles A Bible, Newspaper and Good Schooling Are the Principal Supports of Virtue, Morality and Civil Liberty
“A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district–all studied and appreciated as they merit–are the principal support of virtue, morality, and civil liberty“ – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principles: The Liberties of Our Nation Are Secured By the Conviction These Are the Gift of God
“And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be … Continue reading
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