Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: The Truth Is Like A Lion; You Don’t Have To Defend It. Let It Loose; It Will Defend Itself

Posted on April 4, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.” – St. Augustine

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First Principles: Villainy Wears Many Masks; None So Dangerous As the Mask of Virtue

Posted on April 3, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.” – Washington Irving Think about this when you witness the pandering virtue signaling that happens these days.

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First Principles: The Moral Principles and Precepts Contained In the Scriptures Ought To Form the Basis of All Our Civil Constitutions and Laws

Posted on April 2, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws . . . The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and his Apostles . … Continue reading →

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First Principles: This Is A Government of the People, By the People, and For the People No Longer. It Is A Government of Corporations, By Corporations, and For Corporations

Posted on April 1, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The real difficulty is with the vast wealth and power in the hands of the few and the unscrupulous who represent or control capital. Hundreds of laws of Congress and the state legislatures are in the interest of these men … Continue reading →

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First Principles: I Am A Friend To Righteous Government, To A Government Founded Upon the Principles of Reason and Justice; But I Glory In Avowing My Eternal Enmity To Tyranny

Posted on March 31, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Some boast of being friends to government; I am a friend to righteous government, to a government founded upon the principles of reason and justice; but I glory in publicly avowing my eternal enmity to tyranny.” – John Hancock

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First Principles: Live Your Life That the Fear of Death Can Never Enter Your Heart. Trouble No One About Their Religion; Respect Others In Their View, and Demand That They Respect Yours

Posted on March 30, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Crowds That Went Ahead of Him and Those That Followed Shouted, Hosanna To the Son of David! Blessed Is He Who Comes In the Name of the Lord! Hosana In the Highest Heaven!

Posted on March 29, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, Hosanna[a] to the Son of David!” Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” – Matthew 2:19 NIV Please join in celebrating … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Government of the United States Possesses No Power Whatever Over the Question of Religion

Posted on March 28, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The Government of the United States possesses no power whatever over the question of religion.” – James Buchanan

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First Principles: I Can Express No Better Hope For My Country Than That the Kind Providence Which Smiled Upon Our Fathers May Enable Their Children To Preserve the Blessings They Have Inherited

Posted on March 27, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“I can express no better hope for my country than that the kind Providence which smiled upon our fathers may enable their children to preserve the blessings they have inherited.” – Franklin Pierce

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First Principles: I Contend That the Strongest of All Governments Is That Which Is Most Free

Posted on March 26, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.” – John Tyler

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