Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: This Calls For Patient Endurance On the Part of the People of God Who Keep His Commands and Remain Faithful To Jesus

Posted on April 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus.” – Revelation 14:12

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First Principles: Be Courteous To All, But Intimate With Few, and Let Those Few Be Well Tried Before You Give Them Your Confidence

Posted on April 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence — true friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Far From Being Rivals Or Enemies Religion and Law Are Twin Sisters, Friends, and of Mutual Assistance

Posted on April 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Human law must rest its authority ultimately upon the authority of that law which is divine. Far from being rivals or enemies religion and law are twin sisters, friends, and mutual assistance. Indeed, these two sciences run into each other.‘ … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Without Liberty, Law Loses Its Nature and Its Name, and Becomes Oppression. Without Law, Liberty Also Loses Its Nature and Its Name, and Becomes Licentiousness

Posted on April 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Without liberty, law loses its nature and its name, and becomes oppression. Without law, liberty also loses its nature and its name, and becomes licentiousness.” – James Wilson (1790)

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Posted on April 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

First Principles: Let Each Citizen Remember At the Moment He Is Offering His Vote…That He Is Executing One of the Most Solemn Trusts In Human Society For Which He Is Accountable To God and His Country “Let each citizen remember … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Government Is Not Reason; It Is Not Eloquent; It Is Force. Like Fire, It Is A Dangerous Servant and A Fearful Master

Posted on April 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Perseverance and Spirit Have Done Wonders In All Ages

Posted on April 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Perseverance and Spirit have done Wonders in all ages.” – George Washington to Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler (August 20, 1775)

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First Principles: No One Can Serve Two Masters. Either You Will Hate the One and Love the Other, Or You’ll Be Devoted To the One and Despise the Other. You Cannot Serve Both God and Money

Posted on April 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.’ – Matthew 6:24 (NIV)

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First Principles: Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance: And A People Who Mean To Be Their Own Governors, Must Arm Themselves With the Power Which Knowledge Gives

Posted on April 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” – James Madison, Correspondence to W.T. Barry (August 4, 1822)

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First Principles: The Latent Causes of Faction Are Thus Sown In the Nature of Man

Posted on April 12, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man.” – James Madison (1787)

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