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First Principles: In Matters of Style, Swim With the Current; In Matters of Principle, Stand Like A Rock
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: Naked I Came From My Mother’s Womb, and Naked I Shall Return There; the Lord Gave, and the Lord Has Taken Away; Blessed Be the Name of the Lord
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” – Job 1:21 NIV
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First Principles: The Legislative Department Is Everywhere Extending the Sphere of Its Activity and Drawing All Power Into Its Impetuous Vortex
“The legislative department is everywhere extending the sphere of its activity and drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.” – James Madison
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First Principles: Common Sense Without Education Is Better Than Education Without Common Sense
“Common sense without education, is better than education without common sense.” – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principles: In A Time of Peace There Can, At All Events, Be No Justification For the Creation of A Permanent Debt By the Federal Government
“In time of peace there can, at all events, be no justification for the creation of a permanent debt by the Federal Government. Its limited range of constitutional duties may certainly under such circumstances be performed without such a resort.“ … Continue reading
First Principles: I Am One But Still I Am One. I Cannot Do Everything, But Still I Can Do Something
“I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.” – Edward Everett
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First Principles: No People Can Be Bound To Acknowledge and Adore the Invisible Hand Which Conducts the Affairs of Men More Than the People of the United States
“(I)t would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official Act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the Universe, who presides in the Councils of Nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect, … Continue reading
First Principles: God Created Mankind In His Own Image, In the Image of God He Created Them; Male and Female He Created Them
“God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” – Genesis 1:27 NIV
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First Principles: Men Are Qualified For Civil Liberty In Exact Proportion To Their Disposition To Put Moral Chains Upon Their Own Appetites
“Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites…in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good, in preference to the … Continue reading
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First Principles: Next To the Right of Liberty, the Right of Property Is the Most Important Individual Right Guaranteed By the Constitution
“Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution and the one which, united with that of personal liberty, has contributed more to the growth of civilization than any … Continue reading
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