Tag Archives: Essential

First Principles: In Proportion As the Structure of A Government Gives Force To Public Opinion, It Is Essential That Public Opinion Should Be Enlightened

Posted on February 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.” – George Washington (1796)

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First Principles: Far From Being Rivals or Enemies, Religion and Law Are Twin Sisters, Friends, and Mutual Assistants

Posted on January 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Far from being rivals or enemies, religion and law are twin sisters, friends, and mutual assistants. Indeed, these two sciences run into each other. The divine law, as discovered by reason and the moral sense, forms an essential part of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Stability In Government Is Essential To National Character and To the Advantages Annexed To It

Posted on January 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Stability in government is essential to national character and to the advantages annexed to it, as well as to that repose and confidence in the minds of the people, which are among the chief blessings of civil society.” – James … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Nothing Is More Essential To the Establishment of Manners In A State Than All Persons Employed In Places of Power and Trust Must Be Men of Unexceptionable Characters

Posted on October 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is more essential to the establishment of manners in a State than that all persons employed in places of power and trust must be men of unexceptionable characters.” – Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, 1775

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First Principles: To Preserve Liberty, It Is Essential That the Whole Body of the People Always Possess Arms, and Be Taught Alike, Especially When Young, How To Use Them

Posted on August 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” – Federal Farmer (1787)

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First Principles: In Proportion As the Structure of A Government Gives Force In Public Opinion, It Is Essential That Public Opinion Should Be Enlightened

Posted on May 29, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.” – George Washington (1796)

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Thought For the Day: Twitter Serves As the De Facto Public Town Square. Free Speech Is Essential To A Functioning Democracy.

Posted on May 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Twitter serves as the de facto public town square. Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy.” – Elon Musk

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First Principles: Energy In the Executive Is…Essential to the Protection of the Community Against Foreign Attacks

Posted on March 18, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign attacks; it is not less essential to the steady administration of the laws; to the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: To Maintain the Ascendancy of the Constitution Over the Lawmaking Majority Is the Great and Essential Point On Which the Success of the American System Must Depend

Posted on March 11, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“To maintain the ascendancy of the Constitution over the lawmaking majority is the great and essential point on which the success of the [American] system must depend; unless that ascendancy can be preserved, the necessary consequence must be that the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Nothing Is More Essential To the Establishment of Manners In State Than All Persons Employed In Places of Power and Trust Must Be Men of Unexceptional Characters

Posted on October 23, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

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