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First Principles: Without Virtue We Cannot Secure Our Nation
“Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks — no form of government can render us secure.” – James Madison (1778)
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First Principles: To Be Legitimate, A Government Should Secure and Enlarge The Natural Rights of Its Society
“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: The Spirit of Encroachment Tends To Consolidate Power In Government Into Despotism
“The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a real despotism.” — George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796
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First Principles: Without A Foundation In Religion, Education Offers No Lessons In Virtue and Essential Liberty
“[T]he only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and liberty is the object and life of all … Continue reading
First Principles: It Is Essential That Public Opinion Be Enlightened
“In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.” – George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796
First Principles: Beware of Fake Patriots
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” – George Washington
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First Principles: The United States Is A Republic of Law Not Persons
“They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams (1775)
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First Principles: Flourishing Industry Is the True Wealth and Prosperity of Our Nation
“Industry is increased, commodities are multiplied, agriculture and manufacturers flourish: and herein consists the true wealth and prosperity of a state.” – Alexander Hamilton (1790)
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First Principles: Without Law, Liberty Becomes Licentiousness
“Without law, liberty … loses its nature and its name, and becomes licentiousness.” – James Wilson (1790)
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First Principles: Mankind Is Equal Before God and Law but Not In Talents, Abilities and Application of These
“When we say, that all men are equal; we mean not to apply this equality to their virtues, their talents, their dispositions, or their acquirements.” – James Wilson, Man as a Member of Society, 1791
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