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First Principles: When Right, I Shall Often Be Thought Wrong By Those Whose Positions Will Not Command A View of the Whole Ground

“When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command a view of the whole ground.” – Thomas Jefferson (1805)

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First Principles: A Feeble Execution Is…A Bad Execution; and A Government Ill Executed…Must Be…A Bad Government

“A feeble executive implies a feeble execution of the government. A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must be, in practice, a bad government.” – Alexander … Continue reading

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