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First Principles: You Must First Enable the Government To Control the Governed; and In the Next Place, Oblige It To Control Itsel
“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.” – … Continue reading
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First Principles: Whoever Commands the Sea, Commands the Trade; Whoever Commands the Trade of the World Commands the Riches of the World
“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” – Walter Raleigh Let’s build these ships through manpower or robotics armed with AI and … Continue reading
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First Principles: Governments Do Better Without Kings and Nobles Than With Them
“We are teaching the world the great truth that Governments do better without Kings & Nobles than with them. The merit will be doubled by the other lesson that Religion Flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of … Continue reading
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First Principles: Permanence, Perseverance and Persistence In Spite of All Obstacles, Discouragements, and Impossibilities.
“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.” – Thomas Carlyle
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First Principles: The Wildlife and Its Habitat Cannot Speak, So We Must and We Will
“The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak, so we must and we will.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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First Principles: I’m A Christian, A Conservative and A Republican, In That Order
“I’m a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order.” – Mike Pence
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First Principles: If Christ Is In You, Though the Body Is Dead Because of Sin, Yet the Spirit Is Alive Because of Righteousness
“If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.” – Romans 8:10
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First Principles: The Person Who Deserves Most Pity Is A Lonesome One On A Rainy Day Who Doesn’t Know How To Read
“The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read.” – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principles: America Will Never Be Destroyed From the Outside. If We Falter And Lose Our Freedoms, It will Because We Destroyed Ourselves
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.’ – Abraham Lincoln
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First Principles: Religion, In Its Purity, Is…Obedience To God In Improvement of Self and Benevolence To Men
“Religion, in its purity, is not so much a pursuit as a temper; or rather it is a temper, leading to the pursuit of all that is high and holy. Its foundation is faith; its action, works; its temper, holiness; … Continue reading
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