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First Principles: Wastefulness and Corruption Sow the Seeds of Our Destruction

Posted on September 14, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is more certain than that a general profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction.” — John Witherspoon (1776) Witherspoon was the only clergy man to sign the Declaration of Independence and ratify the Constitution.  As … Continue reading →

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First Principles: To Right Our Republic’s Course We Must Restore Our First Principles

Posted on August 22, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.” – Montesquieu, in … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Bad Men Cannot Be Good Citizens

Posted on June 25, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom.” – Patrick Henry Those who say that what a person does in private does not concern the public square might want … Continue reading →

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