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First Principles: A Good End Cannot Sanctify Evil Means; Nor Must We Ever Do Evil, that Good May Come Of It
“A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.” – William Penn
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First Principles: Our Defense Is In the Preservation of the Spirit Which Prizes Liberty As A Heritage of All Men, In All Lands, Everywhere
“Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.” – Abraham Lincoln
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First Principles: For the Love of Country They Accepted Death, and Thus Resolved All Doubts, and Made Immortal Their Patriotism and Their Virtue
“For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.” – James A. Garfield In memoriam for this Memorial Day: Please take a moment to say a prayer for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, Country, Death, Doubt, First Principles, Immortal, James A. Garfield, Love, Memorial Day, Patriotism, Resolve, Virtue
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First Principles: It Cannot Be Based On Works; If It Were, Grace Would No Longer Be Grace
“And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.” – Romans 11:6
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First Principles: Every Government Degenerates When Trusted To the Rulers of the People Alone. The People Themselves, Therefore, Are Its Only Safe Depositories
“Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)
First Principles: The Only Limit To Our Realization of Tomorrow Will Be Our Doubts of Today
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
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First Principles: Freedom Is Not Bought Cheaply. It Has A Cost; It Imposes A Burden…So Too Must We – In A Less Final, Less Heroic Way – Be Willing To Give of Ourselves
“Our first obligation to them and ourselves is plain enough: The United States and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died, must endure and prosper. Their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. … Continue reading
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First Principles: There Is No National Security But In the Nation’s Humble, Acknowledged Dependence Upon God and His Overruling Providence
“But let not the foundation of our hope rest upon man’s wisdom. It will not be sufficient that sectional prejudices find no place in the public deliberations. It will not be sufficient that the rash counsels of human passion are … Continue reading
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Tagged Dependence, First Principles, Franklin Pierce, God, Humble, National Security, Providence, The Nation
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First Principles: Law Is Defined To Be A Rule of Action; But How Can That Be A Rule, Which Is Little Known, and Less Fixed
“Law is defined to be a rule of action; but how can that be a rule, which is little known, and less fixed?” – James Madison (1788)
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First Principles: The Liberties of A People Depend On Their Own Constant Attention To Its Preservation
“The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation.” – William Henry Harrison
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