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First Principles: Conceiving God To Be the Fountain of Wisdom, I Found It Right and Necessary To Solicit His Assistance For Obtaining It

Posted on December 17, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it.” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: Only A Virtuous People Are Capable of Freedom. As Nations Become Corrupt and Vicious, They Have More Need of Masters

Posted on November 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: Remember Not Only To Say the Right Thing In the Right Place, But Far More Difficult Still, To Leave Unsaid the Wrong Thing At the Tempting Moment

Posted on May 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: If Men Are So Wicked With Religion, What Would They Be If Without It?

Posted on May 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: The Person Who Deserves Most Pity Is A Lonesome One On A Rainy Day Who Doesn’t Know How To Read

Posted on April 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read.” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: Strive To Be the Greatest Man In Your Country, and You May Be Disappointed. Strive To Be the Best and You May Succeed. He May well Win the Race That Runs By Himself

Posted on March 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Strive to be the greatest man in your country, and you may be disappointed. Strive to be the best and you may succeed: he may well win the race that runs by himself.” -Benjamin Franklin (1747)

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First Principles: Without Continual Growth and Progress, Such Words As Improvement, Achievement, and Success Have No Meaning

Posted on March 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: An Equal Dispensation of Protection, Rights, Privileges, and Advantages, Is What Every Part Is Entitled To, and Ought To Enjoy

Posted on January 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy. An equal dispensation of protection, rights, privileges, and advantages, is what every part … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Be At War With Your Vices, At Peace With Your Neighbors, and Let Every New Year Find You A Better Man

Posted on January 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Be at War with your Vices, at Peace with your Neighbors, and let every New-Year find you a better Man.” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: No Nation Has Ever Been Ruined By Trade

Posted on November 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“No nation has ever been ruined by trade.” – Benjamin Franklin

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