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First Principles: Political Parties May Answer Popular Ends But With the Course of Time Allow Unprincipled Persons To Usurp the Reins of Government
However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ages, Ambitious, Countries, Despotism, Dissension, Dominion, Engines, Faction, Farewell Address, First Principles, George Washington, Government, Political Parties, Popular Ends, Power, Reins, Revenge, Spirit, Subert, The People, Time, Unjust, Unprincipled, Usurp
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First Principles: An Elective Despotism Is Not the Government Our Revolution Was Fought For
“An elective despotism was not the government we fought for.” – James Madison (1788)
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First Principles: There Has Never Been A Democracy That Did Not Commit Suicide
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” – John Adams (and that’s why we’re a republic and not a democracy says every right thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, Commit, Contest, Democracy, Despotism, Exhaust, Extremes of Democracy, First Principles, John Adams, Liberty, Mob Rule, Murder, Real Liberty, Short Lived, Suicide, Thomas Jefferson, Two Wolves and A Lamb, Waste, Well Armed
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An Elegy To Common Sense
Poem A Day #11 is to be an elegy. The word prompt is ‘black hole’. Milkwood’s definition of elegy is limited to the following. I would argue that the person who wrote the notecard needs to revisit this. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged America First, American, Attitude, Black Hole, Blindman's Bluff, Border Fence, Borders, Build, Cardinal Rule, Common Sense, Conservative, Country, Death, Defend, Dense, Despotism, Destination, Discrimination, Domestic, Drug Lords, Elegy, Elite, Enemy, Exist, Followers, Foreign, Globalist, Heath, History, Immoral, Legal Immigration, Liberty, Live or Die, Milkwood, MS 13, Nation, National Defense, Oath, Old Hat, Patriot, Patriotic, Platitude, Poem A Day, Poor, Porous Border, Pretense, Primary, Principle, Progressive, Protect, Rule of Law, Secure, Servants, Statesmen, Support, Surrender, Sworn, Terrorist, Thirst, Victimless Crimes
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First Principles: The Judiciary Branch Does Not Decide Constitutionality of Laws Solely Nor Fully Independent of the Executive and Legislative Branches
“The opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make … Continue reading
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Tagged Accumulation, Co-Equal, Constitutional, Despotism, Executive, First Principles, James Madison, Judiciary, Law, Legislative, Sphere, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: Allowing Only the Judiciary To Decide What Is Constitutional Leads To Despotism
“[T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their, own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make … Continue reading
First Principles: The Spirit of Encroachment Tends To Consolidate Power In Government Into Despotism
“The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a real despotism.” — George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796
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Tagged Consolidate, Despotism, Encroachment, Farewell Address, First Principles, George Washington, Power, Spirit, Tyranny, Uniary
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First Principles: The Sea of Liberty Is Often Rough
“The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.” – Thomas Jefferson (1820)
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Tagged Boistrous, Calm, Despotism, First Principles, Sea of Liberty, Thomas Jefferson, Timidity, Waves
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Thought For the Day: Blind Obedience Leads to Despotism
“The doctrine of blind obedience and unqualified submission to any human power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, is the doctrine of despotism.” – Angelina Grimke (1805-1879) A little about her life may be found here: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/angelina-grimke-weld
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