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Category Archives: First Principles
First Principles: History and Experience Prove That Foreign Influence Is One of the Most Baneful Foes of Republican Government
“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful … Continue reading
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Tagged Awake, Citizens, Experience, First Principles, Foe, Foreign Influence, Free People, George Washington, History, Republican Government, Wiles
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First Principles: The First Duty of Every Citizen Is To Question Authority
“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principle: Beware the Greedy Hand of Government Thrusting Itself Into Every Corner and Crevice of Industry
“Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.” – Thomas Paine
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First Principles: Resolution One: I Will Live For God
“Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.” – Jonathan Edwards
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First Principles: Disarming the People Is the Most Effectual Way of Enslaving the People
“To disarm the people… was the best and most effectual way to enslave them.” – George Mason
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First Principles: Tact Is the Art of Making A Point Without Making An Enemy
“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.” – Isaac Newton
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First Principles: Stick Up For What You Believe In, But, Readily Admit When You Are Wrong
“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.” – Andrew Jackson
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First Principles: Our Motives To Act In Life Should Be the Relief of the Distressed; the Detection of Frauds; the Defeat of Oppression; and the Diffusion of Happiness
“Learning is not virtue but the means to bring us an acquaintance with it. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Let these be your motives to action through life, the relief … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Defeat, Detect, Disfuse, Distressed, First Principles, Fraud, Happiness, Life, Motive, Nathanael Greene, Oppression, Relief
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First Principles: When the Government Violates the People’s Rights, Insurrection Is the Most Sacred of Rights and Most Indispensable of Duties
“When the government violates the people’s rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties.” – Marquis de Lafayette
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First Principles: Virtue, Morality and Religion Are the Armor That Renders Us Invincible
“. . . Virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone that renders us invincible. These are the tactics we should study. If we lose these, we are conquered, fallen indeed . . . so … Continue reading
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