Tag Archives: Country

Posted on April 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

First Principles: Let Each Citizen Remember At the Moment He Is Offering His Vote…That He Is Executing One of the Most Solemn Trusts In Human Society For Which He Is Accountable To God and His Country “Let each citizen remember … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Equal Laws Protecting Equal Rights; the Best Guarantee of Loyalty and Love of Country

Posted on March 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Equal laws protecting equal rights; the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country.” – James Madison (1820)

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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

Posted on February 26, 2024 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: Justice, Humanity, and Benevolence Are the Duties You Owe To Society In General. To Your Country the Same Duties Are Incumbent Upon You

Posted on February 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice, humanity and benevolence are the duties you owe to society in general. To your country the same duties are incumbent upon you with the additional obligation of sacrificing ease, pleasure, wealth and life itself for its defense and security.”– … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Patriot Must Always Be Ready To Defend His Country Against His Government

Posted on January 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.” – Edward Abbey

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First Principles: The Greatest Good We Can Do For Our Country Is To Heal Its Party Divisions and Make Them One People

Posted on January 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people.” —Thomas Jefferson (1801)

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Thought For the Day: The Most Certain Test By Which We Can Judge Whether A Country Is Really Free Is the Amount of Security Enjoyed By Minorities

Posted on January 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The most certain test by which we can judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.” –Lord Acton (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton), historian (10 Jan 1834-1902)

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First Principles: Systems of Education Should Be Adopted…Which…Implant…the Principles of Virtue and of Liberty

Posted on January 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It is an object of vast magnitude that systems of education should be adopted and pursued which may not only diffuse a knowledge of the sciences but may implant in the minds of the American youth the principles of virtue … Continue reading →

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First Principles: God Who Gave Us Life Gave Us Liberty. And Can the Liberties of A Nation Be Thought Secure When We Have Removed Their Only Firm Basis…?

Posted on December 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: No Man Can Well Doubt the Propriety of Placing A President of the United States Under the Most Solemn Obligations To Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution

Posted on December 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“No man can well doubt the propriety of placing a president of the United States under the most solemn obligations to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution. It is a suitable pledge of his fidelity and responsibility to his country.” … Continue reading →

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