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First Principles: Be A Mortal Enemy To Arbitrary Government and Unlimited Power
“I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of my country, and the least encroachment of those invaluable privileges is apt to make my blood boil.” – Benjamin … Continue reading
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First Principles: God Governs In the Affairs of Men
“I have lived, Sir, a long time and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without … Continue reading
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First Principles: People and Nations Are Forged In the Fires of Adversity
“People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity.” – John Adams
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First Principles: True Friendship Grows Slowly and Must Undergo and Withstand the Shocks of Adversity
“True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.” – George Washington
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First Principles: Difficulties Are Meant To Rouse, Not Discourage. The Human Spirit Is To Grow Strong By Conflict
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” -William Ellery
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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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