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Category Archives: First Principles
First Principles: No Government, Any More Than An Individual, Will Long Be Respected Without Being Truly Respectable
“No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable, without possessing a certain portion of order and stability.” – James Madison (1788)
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First Principles: Law Is Defined To Be A Rule of Action; But How Can That Be A Rule, Which Is Little-Known, and Less Fixed?
“Law is defined to be a rule of action; but how can that be a rule, which is little known, and less fixed?” – James Madison (1788)
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First Principles: Let Justice Be Done Though The Heavens Should Fall
“Let justice be done though the heavens should fall.“ – John Adams (1777)
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First Principles: I Pray That Out of His Glorious Riches He May Strengthen You With Power Through His Spirit In Your Inner Being, So That Christ May Dwell In Your Hearts Through Faith
“14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in … Continue reading
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First Principles: In Republican Government, the Legislative Authority Necessarily Predominates
“In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates.” – James Madison, The Federalist No. 51
First Principles: There Is But One Straight Course, and That Is To Seek Truth and Pursue It Steadily
“There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” – George Washington (1795)
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First Principles: The Freedom of Speech Is A Principled Pillar In A Free Government: When This Support Is Taken Away the Constitution Is Dissolved, and Tyranny Is Erected On Its Ruins
“The freedom of speech is a principal Pillar in a free Government: when this support is taken away the Constitution is dissolved, and Tyranny is erected on its Ruins.” – Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania Gazette (November 17, 1737)
First Principles: The Hour Is Fast Approaching, On Which the Honor and Success of This Army, and the Safety of Our Bleeding Country Depend
“The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.” – George Washington (1776)
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First Principles: Man, Once Surrendering His Reason, Has No Remaining Guard Against Absurdities…and Like A Ship Without Rudder, Is the Sport of Every Wind
“Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.” – Thomas Jefferson (1822) Doesn’t this sound like the response to Covid in all … Continue reading
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