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First Principles: This Republic Has Freedom of Religion; Not From
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not … Continue reading
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Tagged Danbury Baptists, First Amendment, First Principles, Free Will, Religion, Thomas Jefferson, Wall
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First Principles: A Flourishing Nation Depends On Virtue
“It is certainly true that a popular government cannot flourish without virtue in the people.” – Richard Henry Lee (1786), Signer of the Declaration of Independence and President of the Continental Congress
First Principles: When Media Lies It Becomes Impotent
“But the fact being once established, that the press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood, I leave to others to restore it to its strength, by recalling it within the pale of truth.” – Thomas Jefferson (1805) Increasingly, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Facts, Falsehood, First Principles, Free Press, Impotentcy, Thomas Jefferson, Truth
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First Principles: The Right To Bear Arms Rests With the People
“The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.” – Alexander Hamilton
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First Principles: Every Child Should Be Taught National History
“Every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse … Continue reading
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Tagged Acquaintance, Books, Child, Daniel Webster, Education, First Principles, Founding Father, History, Read, Useful
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First Principles: Subduing Free Speech Begins the Overthrow of Liberty
“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” – Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, The Busy Body and Early Writings
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Tagged Ben Franklin, First Principles, Free Conscience, Free Speech, Knowledge, Liberty, Overthrow, Subdue
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First Principles: America Is A Republic Not A Democracy
“Pure democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their … Continue reading
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Tagged Contention, Federalist Papers, First Principles, Incompatible, Jefferson, Madison, Property Rights, Pure Democracy, Safety, Security, Short Lived, Turbulence, Violent
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First Principles: Power Should Be Restrained
“It will not be denied that power is of an encroaching nature and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it.” – James Madison, in Federalist 48 (1787) To read Federalist 48 in its entirety: http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa48.htm … Continue reading
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Tagged Encroach, First Principles, Government, James Madison, Law, Limits, Natural Law, Nature, Power, Restrain, The Federalist Papers
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First Principles: The Unlimited Power To Tax Is the Power to Destroy
“An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation.” – John Marshall, in McCullough v. Maryland, 1819 This landmark decision may be read … Continue reading
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Tagged Decision, Destruction, John Marshall, Limits, McCullough v Maryland, Power, Property, Supreme Court, Taxes
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