Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: It’s Not What We Profess, But What We Practice That Gives Us Integrity

Posted on May 20, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“It’s not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.” – Francis Bacon

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First Principles: We Are Too Much Engrossed By the Story of the Present To Think of the Character and Anecdotes That Gave Interest To the Past

Posted on May 19, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“How idle a boast, after all, is the immortality of a name! Time is ever silently turning over his pages; we are too much engrossed by the story of the present to think of the character and anecdotes that gave … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Bad Men Cannot Make Good Citizens. It Is When A People Forget God That Tyrants Forge Their Chains

Posted on May 18, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Those Who Hope In the Lord Will Renew Their Strength. They Will Soar On Wings Like Eagles; They Will Run and Not Grow Weary

Posted on May 17, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31

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First Principles: A People Who Mean To Be Free Must Be Prepared To Meet Danger In Person, and Not Rely Upon the Fallacious Protection of Armies

Posted on May 16, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“A people who mean to be free must be prepared to meet danger in person, and not rely upon the fallacious protection of armies” – Edmund Randolph

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First Principles: If Fear Is Cultivated, It Will Become Stronger; If Faith Is Cultivated, It Will Achieve Mastery

Posted on May 15, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.” – John Paul Jones

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First Principles: The First Maxim of A Man Who Loves Liberty, Should Be Never To Grant To Rulers An Atom of Power That Is Not Most Clearly and Indispensably Necessary For the Safety and Well Being of Society

Posted on May 14, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly and indispensably necessary for the safety and well being of society.” – Richard Henry Lee

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First Principles: The True Liberty of the Press Is Amply Secured By Permitting Every Man To Publish His Opinion; But It Is Due To the Peace and Dignity of Society, To Inquire Into the Motives

Posted on May 13, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The true liberty of the press is amply secured by permitting every man to publish his opinion; but it is due to the peace and dignity of society, to inquire into the motives of such publications, and to distinguish between … Continue reading →

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First Principles: I Do Not Want A Government That Will Take Care of Me. I Want A Government That Will Make Other Men Take Their Hands Off Me So I Can Take Care of Myself

Posted on May 12, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“…I do not want a government that will take care of me, I want a government that will make other men take their hands off me so I can take care of myself.“ – Woodrow Wilson

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First Principles: Liberty Consists In the Freedom To Do Everything Which Injures No One Else

Posted on May 11, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence the exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of … Continue reading →

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