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First Principles: The Liberties of A People Depend On Their Constant Attention To Their Preservation
“The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation.” – William Henry Harrison
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First Principles: Laws That Forbid the Carrying of Arms Disarm Only Those Who Are Neither Inclined Nor Determined To Commit Crimes
“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve … Continue reading
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First Principles: Congress Has No Power To Make Any Religious Establishments
“Congress has no power to make any religious establishments.” – Roger Sherman
First Principles: We Fight, Get Beat, Rise, and Fight Again
“We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.” – Nathanael Greene
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First Principles: Support the Correct Principles Then You Will Never Get the Wrong Results
“If you always support the correct principles then you will never get the wrong results!” – Andrew Johnson
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First Principles: Our Concern Is Not Whether God Is On Our Side But Whether We Are On God’s Side; God Is Always Right
“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” – Abraham Lincoln It seems appropriate that in continuing to illuminate the First Principles of our … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Future Success of America Is In the Laws of God On Which Our Constitution Is Founded
“The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.” – James Madison
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First Principles: Security Without Liberty Is Called Prison
“Security without liberty is called prison.” – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principles: Government Should Be Formed To Secure and Enlarge the Exercise of the Natural Rights of Its Members
“Government, in my humble opinion, should be formed to secure and to enlarge the exercise of the natural rights of its members; and every government, which has not this in view, as its principal object, is not a government of … Continue reading
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First Principles: Guard With Jealous Attention the Public Liberty
“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.” – Patrick Henry (1788)
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