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First Principles: The Crisis Is Arrived When We Must Assert Our Rights, Or Submit To Every Imposition, That Can Be Heaped Upon Us

Posted on September 13, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The crisis is arrived when we must assert our rights, or submit to every imposition, that can be heaped upon us, till custom and use shall make us as tame and abject slaves.” – George Washington (1774)

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First Principles: The Crisis Is Arrived When We Must Assert Our Rights or Submit To Every Imposition That Can Be Heaped Upon Us, Until Custom and Use Shall Make Us As Tame and Abject Slaves

Posted on December 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

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Consent of the Governed

Posted on May 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing in a series of poems about the establishment of our republican form of government and life under the rule of law as set out in our constitution: Consent of the Governed by Michael Doyle The standards are set by … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Abject

First Principles: The Crisis Is Arrived When We Must Assert Our Rights, Or Submit To Every Imposition, That Can Be Heaped Upon Us

First Principles: The Crisis Is Arrived When We Must Assert Our Rights or Submit To Every Imposition That Can Be Heaped Upon Us, Until Custom and Use Shall Make Us As Tame and Abject Slaves

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