Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: The Law Established By the Creator, Which Has Existed From the Beginning, Extends Over the Whole Globe, Is Everywhere and At All Times Binding Upon Mankind

“The law established by the Creator, which has existed from the beginning, extends over the whole globe, is everywhere and at all times binding upon mankind.’ – Rufus King

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First Principles: Kings or Parliaments Could Not Give the Rights Essential To Happiness…We Claim Them From A Higher Source – From the King of Kings, and Lord of All the Earth

“Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness… We claim them from a higher source – from the King of kings, and Lord of all the earth. They are not annexed to us by parchments and seals. … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Do Not Grieve, For the Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength

“Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’” – Nehemiah 8:10 NIV

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First Principles: The Question Is Not What Rights Naturally Belong To Man, But How They May Be Most Equally and Effectually Guarded In Society

“The question is not what rights naturally belong to man, but how they may be most equally and effectually guarded in society.” – Roger Sherman

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First Principles: Your First Great Duties, You Are Sensible, Are Those You Owe to Heaven, To Your Creator and Redeemer. Let These Be Ever Present To Your Minds

“Your first great duties, you are sensible, are those you owe to Heaven, to your Creator and Redeemer. Let these be ever present to your minds, and exemplified in your lives and conduct.” – William Samuel Johnson, one of the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Honor, Justice, and Humanity Call Upon Us To Hold, and To Transmit To Our Posterity, That Liberty Which We Received From Our Ancestors

“Honor, justice, and humanity call upon us to hold, and to transmit to our posterity, that liberty which we received from our ancestors. It is not our duty to leave wealth to our children, but it is our duty to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Constitution Enjoins An Oath Upon All the Officers of the United States. This Is A Direct Appeal To That God Who Is the Avenger of Perjury

“The Constitution enjoins an oath upon all the officers of the United States. This is a direct appeal to that God Who is the avenger of perjury. Such an appeal to Him is a full acknowledgment of His being and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: I Wonder Much That A Court of Law Should Be In Doubt Whether A Resolution of Congress Can Supercede the Law of A Sovereign State

“I wonder much that a court of Law should be in doubt whether a Resolution of Congress can superceed the Law of a Sovereign State.” – William Whipple

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First Principles: Economic Depression Cannot Be Cured By Legislative Action or Executive Pronouncement. Economic Wounds Must Be Healed By the…Producers and Consumers Themselves

“Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body – the producers and consumers themselves.” – Herbert Hoover Or as FDR discovered by … Continue reading →

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First Principles: To the Roots of the Mountains I Sank Down; the Earth Beneath Barred Me In Forever. But You, Lord My God, Brought My Life Up From the Pit

“To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit.” – Jonah 2:6

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