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First Principles: The Moral Principles and Precepts Contained In the Scriptures Ought To Form the Basis of All Our Civil Constitutions and Laws

“The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws . . . The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and his Apostles . … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: We Are Not Determined By Our Experiences, But Are Self-Determined By the Meaning We Give To Them

“We are not determined by our experiences, but are self-determined by the meaning we give to them; and when we take particular experiences as the basis for our future life, we are almost certain to be misguided to some degree. … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Fabric of American Empire Ought To Rest On the Solid Basis of the Consent of the People. The Streams of National Power Ought To Flow From That Pure Fountain of All Legitimate Authority

“The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)

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First Principles: The Christian Religion Must Be the Basis of Any Government Intended To Secure the Rights and Privileges of A Free People

“In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed. … No truth is more evident to my mind than that the … Continue reading

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First Principles: No Man Can Study the Movement of Modern Civilization From An Impartial Standpoint and Not Realize that Christianity, and the Spread of Christianity, Are the Basis of Hope of Modern Civilization

“No man can study the movement of modern civilization from an impartial standpoint and not realize that Christianity, and the spread of Christianity, are the basis of hope of modern civilization in the growth of popular self government.” – William … Continue reading

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First Principles: Knowledge Is, In Every Country, the Surest Basis of Public Happiness

“Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of public happiness.” – George Washington (1790)

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Thought of the Day: The Way To Stop Discrimination On the Basis of Race Is To Stop Discriminating On the Basis of Race

 “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” – Chief Justice John Roberts

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First Principles: Knowledge Is, In Every Country, The Surest Basis of Public Happiness

“Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of public happiness.” – George Washington, First Annual Message, 1790

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First Principles: The Fabric of American Empire Ought To Rest On the Solid Basis of the Consent of the People

“The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure, original fountain of all legislative authority.”  – Alexander Hamilton

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