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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
First Principles: Resistance To Malevolence Is A Right and Duty
“Has force, exerted for the purposes of malevolence, a right to command? Can it impose an obligation to obey? No. Resistance to such force is a right, and, if resistance can prove effectual, it is a duty also.” – James … Continue reading
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First Principles: There Is No Greater Duty Than One’s God, Country and Family
“Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.” – George Washington, 1783
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First Principles: Stay Strong Even In Distress
“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Respect Due the United States Is Lost If It’s Reputation Is of Weakness
“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.” – George Washington
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First Principles: The Chief Aim of Criminal Jurisprudence Is to Prevent Crimes
“To prevent crimes, is the noblest end and aim of criminal jurisprudence. To punish them, is one of the means necessary for the accomplishment of this noble end and aim.” – James Wilson (1790)
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First Principles: We Cannot Govern Based On Hopes For Lasting Peace
“To model our political system upon speculations of lasting tranquility, is to calculate on the weaker springs of the human character.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)
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First Principles: Do Not Be Defeated By False Politeness, Effected Delicacy Or Feigned Decency
“Be not intimidated … nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy, or decency. These, as they are often used, are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice.” -John Adams … Continue reading
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First Principles: Falseness of the Tongue Leads To Falseness of the Heart
“He tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world’s believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good disposition.” – Thomas Jefferson (1785) … Continue reading
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First Principles: We Must Be Cautious Least Senators Become Citizens of the Capital and Not Their States
“Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than of your state.” — George Mason (1788)
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