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First Principles: God Grants Liberty Only To Those Who Love It, and Are Always Ready To Guard and Defend It

“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.” – Daniel Webster

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First Principles: What A Man Does For Others, Not What They Do For Him, Gives Him Immortality

“What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.” – Daniel Webster

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Thought For the Day: He Who Tampers With the Currency Robs Labor of Its Bread

“He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread.” – Daniel Webster (1782-1852)

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First Principles: There Is A Chart and A Compass For Us To Study, To Consult, and To Obey. That Chart Is the Constitution

We may be tossed upon an ocean where we can see no land — nor, perhaps, the sun or stars. But there is a chart and a compass for us to study, to consult, and to obey. That chart is … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Farmers Are the Founders of Civilization

“Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.” – Daniel Webster (1782-1852)    

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First Principles: If Truth Be Not Diffused, Error Will Be

“If truth be not diffused, error will be.” – Daniel Webster    

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First Principles: The Chart of America’s Present and Future Is Written In the Constitution

“We may be tossed upon an ocean where we can see no land — nor, perhaps, the sun or stars. But there is a chart and a compass for us to study, to consult, and to obey. That chart is … Continue reading

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First Principles: Love Liberty Enough To Guard and Defend It

“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.”  – Daniel Webster, in Speech (3 June 1834); reported in Edward Everett, ed., The Works of Daniel Webster (1851), volume iv, page 47 … Continue reading

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First Principles: Beware of the Good Intentions of Lust For Power

Good intention will always be pleaded for every assumption of power . . . . It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men … Continue reading

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First Principles: Every Child Should Be Taught National History

“Every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse … Continue reading

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