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First Principles: It Must Be Felt That There Is No National Security But In the Nation’s Humble, Acknowledged Dependence Upon God

Posted on September 26, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation’s humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.” – Franklin Pierce

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First Principles: The Ability To Produce Every Necessity of Life Renders Us Independent In War As Well As In Peace

Posted on September 25, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The ability to produce every necessity of life renders us independent in war as well as in peace.” – Millard Fillmore We must have all of our necessary industries on American shores. Off shoring has been a failed experiment and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Power To Tax Is the Power To Destroy

Posted on September 24, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The power to tax is the power to destroy.” – John Marshall

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First Principles: I Congratulate You, My Fellow-Citizens, Upon the High State of Prosperity To Which the Goodness of Divine Providence Has Conducted Our Common Country. Let Us Invoke A Continuance of the Same

Posted on September 23, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“I congratulate you, my fellow-citizens, upon the high state of prosperity to which the goodness of Divine Providence has conducted our common country. Let us invoke a continuance of the same protecting care which has led us from small beginnings … Continue reading →

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First Principles: I Am Not Influenced By the Expectation of Promotion Or Pecuniary Reward. I Wish To Be Useful, and Every Kind of Service Necessary For the Public Good Becomes Honorable By Being Necessary

Posted on September 22, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, becomes honorable by being necessary. If the exigencies of my country demand a … Continue reading →

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First Principles: All Distinctions of Birth Or of Rank Have Been Abolished. All Citizens, Whether Native Or Adopted, Are Placed Upon Terms of Precise Equality

Posted on September 21, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“All distinctions of birth or of rank have been abolished. All citizens, whether native or adopted, are placed upon terms of precise equality. All are entitled to equal rights and equal protection.” – James Polk

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First Principles: You Intended To Harm Me, But God Intended It For Good To Accomplish What Is Now Being Done, the Saving of Many Lives

Posted on September 20, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” – Genesis 50:20

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First Principles: Now More Than Ever the People Are Responsible For the Character of Their Congress

Posted on September 19, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave, and pure, it … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Matters Not How A Man Dies, But How He lives

Posted on September 18, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.” – Samuel Johnson Every day, our lives of reading, thinking, and customs we choose to follow are on display as if a living parade of standards kept, and those … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Is Nothing More Corrupting, Nothing More Destructive of the Noblest and Finest Feelings of our Nature, Than the Exercise of Unlimited Power

Posted on September 16, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.” – William Henry Harrison

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