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First Principles: Nothing In This World Can Take the Place of Persistence. Talent Will Not…Persistence and Determination Alone Are Omnipotent

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated … Continue reading →

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First Principles: America’s Present Need Is Not Heroics But Healing; Not Nostrums But Normalcy; Not Revolution But Restoration

“America’s present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.” – Warren G. Harding

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First Principles: Therefore Go and Make Disciples of All Nations, Baptizing Them In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Gain Strength, and Courage, and Confidence By Each Experience In Which We Really Stop To Look Fear In the Face…We Must Do That Which We Think We Cannot

“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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First Principles: Religion Is the Only Solid Basis of Good Morals; Therefore Education Should Teach the Precepts of Relgion, and the Duties of Man Towards God

“The education of young citizens ought to form them to good manners, to accustom them to labor, to inspire them with a love of order, and to impress them with respect for. lawful authority. Religion is the only solid basis … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Ear of the Leader Must Ring With the Voices of the People

“The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.” – Woodrow Wilson

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First Principles: We Have A Government of Limited Power Under the Constitution, and We Have Got To Work Out Our Problems On the Basis of Law

“We have a government of limited power under the Constitution, and we have got to work out our problems on the basis of law.” – William Howard Taft

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First Principles: There Is A Delight In the Hardy Life of the Open. There Are No Words That Can Tell the Hidden Spirit of the Wilderness, That Can Reveal Its Mystery

“There is a delight in the hardy life of the open. There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm. The nation behaves well if it … Continue reading →

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First Principles: War Should Never Be Entered Upon Until Every Agency of Peace Has Failed

“War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.” – William McKinley

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First Principles: I Did Not Come With Eloquence Or Human Wisdom As I Proclaimed To…Know Nothing…Except Jesus Christ and Him Crucified

“And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I … Continue reading →

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