Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: Give Up the Earth and All It Contains Rather Than Do An Immoral Act

Posted on August 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act.” – Thomas Jefferson (1785)

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First Principles: We Have More Machinery of Government Than Is Necessary and Too Many Parasites Living On the Labor of the Industrious

Posted on August 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: Neither the Wisest Constitution Nor the Wisest Laws Will Secure Liberty and Happiness of A People Whose Manners Are Universally Corrupt

Posted on August 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.” – Samuel Adams

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First Principles: Even Under the Best Forms of Government, Those Entrusted With Power Have Perverted It To Tyranny

Posted on August 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Experience hath shewn, That Even Under the Best Forms of Government, Those Entrusted With Power Have, In Time, and By Slow Operations, Perverted It To Tyranny.” – Thomas Jefferson Still think Obama understood the Constitutional law he lectured on? … Continue reading →

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First Principles: History and Experience Prove That Foreign Influence Is One of the Most Baneful Foes of Republican Government

Posted on August 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“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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First Principles: The First Duty of Every Citizen Is To Question Authority

Posted on August 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“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

Posted on August 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“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

Posted on August 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“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

Posted on August 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“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

Posted on August 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.” – Isaac Newton

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