Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: Justice In the Life and Conduct of the State Is Possible Only As First It Resides In the Souls of the Citizens

Posted on November 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the souls of the citizens.” – Plato

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First Principles: For I Know the Plans I Have For You,” Declares the Lord, “Plans To Prosper You and Not To Harm You, Plans To Give You Hope and A Future

Posted on November 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.“ – Jeremiah 29:11

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First Principles: I Found I Had Less and Less To Say, Until Finally, I Became Silent, and Began To Listen. I Discovered In the Silence, the Voice of God

Posted on November 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God” – Soren Kierkegaard

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First Principles: The Aim of Every Political Constitution Is…To Obtain For Rulers Men Who Possess Most Wisdom to Discern, and Most Virtue To Pursue, the Common Good of the Society

Posted on November 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society; and in the next place, to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It is Difficult To Free Fools From the Chains They Revere

Posted on November 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.” – Voltaire

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First Principles: The Importance of Piety and Religion; of Industry and Frugality; of Prudence, Economy, Regularity and Even Government; All…Are Essential To the Well-Being of A Family

Posted on November 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“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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First Principles: To Admit Foreigners Indiscriminately To the Rights of Citizens the Moment They Put Foot In Our Country Would Be Nothing Less Than To Admit the Grecian Horse Into the Citadel of Our Liberty

Posted on November 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“To admit foreigners indiscriminately to the rights of citizens the moment they put foot in our country would be nothing less than to admit the Grecian horse into the citadel of our liberty and sovereignty.” – Alexander Hamilton, The Examination … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Life Is A Kind of Chess, In Which We Have Often Points To Gain, and Competitors or Adversaries To Contend With

Posted on November 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: History Teaches That War Begins When Governments Believe the Price of Aggression Is Cheap

Posted on November 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.” – Ronald Reagan

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First Principles: Here I Am! I Stand At the Door and Knock. If Anyone Hears My Voice and Opens the Door, I Will Come In and Eat With That Person, and They With Me

Posted on November 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

” Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” – Revelation 3:20

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