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First Principles: I Cannot Undertake To Lay My Finger On That Article of the Constitution Which Granted A Right To Congress of Expending, On Objects of Benevolence, the Money of Their Constituents
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” – James Madison
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First Principle: The Importance of Piety and Religion; of Industry and Frugality; of Prudence, Economy, Regularity and An Even Government; All…Are Essential To the Well-Being of A Family
“The importance of piety and religion; of industry and frugality; of prudence, economy, regularity and an even government; all … are essential to the well-being of a family.” – Samuel Adams (1780)
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Tagged Economy, Essential, Even Government, Family, First Principles, Frugality, Importance, Industry, Piety, Prudence, Regularity, Religion, Samuel Adams, Well-Being
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First Principles: In Questions of Power, Then, Let No More Be Heard of Confidence In Man, But Bind Him Down From Mischief By the Chains of the Constitution
“In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson (1798)
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First Principles: How Could A State Be Governed, Or Protected In Its Foreign Relations If Every Individual Remained Free To Obey Or Not Obey the Law According To His Private Opinion
“How could a state be governed, or protected in its foreign relations if every individual remained free to obey or not to obey the law according to his private opinion.” – Thomas Hobbes
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First Principles: Trust In the Lord With All Your Heart and Lean Not On Your Own Understanding
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding”– Proverbs 3:5
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First Principles: No Nation Has Ever Been Ruined By Trade
“No nation has ever been ruined by trade.” – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principles: Our Cause Is Noble; It is the Cause of Mankind!
“Our cause is noble; It is the Cause of Mankind!” – George Washington (1779)
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First Principles: Gratitude Is Not Only the Greatest of Virtues, But the Parent of All Others
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
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First Principles: As We Express Our Gratitude, We Must Never Forget That the Highest Appreciation Is Not To Utter Words, But To Live By Them
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy
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