Tag Archives: First Principles

First Principles: Of All the Properties Which Belong To Honorable Men, Not One Is So Highly Prize As That of Character

Posted on June 26, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.” – Henry Clay

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First Principles: But the Measure of A Man, of A Life, of A Union of Man and Wife Or Even Country Is Not the Falling. It’s In the Rising Back Up Again To Repair What’s Broken, To Put Right What’s Wrong

Posted on June 25, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“But the measure of a man, of a life, of a union of man and wife or even country is not in the falling. It’s in the rising back up again to repair what’s broken, to put right what’s wrong” … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Unswerving Loyalty To Duty, Constant Devotion To Truth, and A Clear Conscience Will Overcome Every Discouragement

Posted on June 24, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.” – Grover Cleveland

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First Principles: Faith Dare the Soul To Go Further Than It Can See

Posted on June 23, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Faith dare the soul to go further than it can see.” – William Clark

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First Principles: If You Will Fear the Lord, and Serve Him, and Obey His Voice and Not Rebel Against the Commandment of the Lord, Then Shall Both Ye and Also the King…Continue Following the Lord Your God

Posted on June 21, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“If you will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God” … Continue reading →

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First Principles: On the Acquisition of Louisiana, In the Year 1803, the Attention of the Government of the United States Was Early Directed Towards Exploring and Improving the New Territory

Posted on June 20, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“On the acquisition of Louisiana, in the year 1803, the attention of the government of the United States was early directed towards exploring and improving the new territory.” – Meriwether Lewis

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First Principles: The Known Propensity of A Democracy Is To Licentiousness, Which the Ambitious Call, and Ignorant Believe To Be Liberty

Posted on June 19, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness, which the ambitious call, and ignorant believe to be liberty.” – Fisher Ames

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First Principles: Felicity, the Companion of Content, Is Rather Found In Our Own Breasts Than In the Enjoyment of External Things

Posted on June 18, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and I firmly believe it requires but a little philosophy to make a man happy in whatever state he is.” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Every Friend To the Liberty of This Country Is Bound To Reflect, and Step Forward To Prevent the Dreadful Consequences Which Shall Result From A Government of Events

Posted on June 17, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a government of events.” – Henry Knox

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First Principles: It Was Settled By the Constitution, the laws, and the Whole Practice of the Government That the Entire Executive Power Is Vested In the President of the United States

Posted on June 16, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States.” – Andrew Jackson

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