Tag Archives: First Principles

First Principles: The Fetters Imposed On Liberty At Home Have Been Forged Out of the Weapons Provided For Defense Against Real, Pretended, Or Imaginary Dangers From Abroad

Posted on March 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of the weapons provided for defence against real, pretended, or imaginary dangers from abroad.” – James Madison, 4th US president (16 Mar 1751-1836)

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First Principles: There Is A Rank Due To the United States, Among Nations, Which Will Be Withheld, If Not Absolutely Lost, By the Reputation of Weakness

Posted on March 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.” – George Washington (1793)

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First Principles: The Ordaining of Laws In Favor of One Part of the Nation, To the Prejudice, and Oppression of Another, Is Certainly the Most Erroneous and Mistaken Policy

Posted on March 14, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“History affords us many instances of the ruin of states, by the prosecution of measures ill suitedto the temper and genius of their people. The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Do Not Pervert Justice; Do Not Show Partiality To the Poor Or Favoritism To the Great, but Judge Your Neighbor Fairly

Posted on March 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.” – Leviticus 19:15

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First Principles: No Wall of Words, No Mound of Parchment Can Be So Formed As To Stand Against the Sweeping Torrent of Boundless Ambition…Aided By Corrupted Morals

Posted on March 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“No Wall of words, no mound of parchment can be so formed as to stand against the sweeping torrent of boundless ambition on the one side, aided by the sapping current of corrupted morals on the other.” – George Washington

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First Principles: We Are Apt To Shut Our Eyes Against A Painful Truth – and Listen To the Song of That Syren, Till She Transforms Us Into Beasts

Posted on March 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth — and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Never Suppose That In Any Possible Situation, Or Under Any Circumstances, It Is Best For You To Do A Dishonorable Thing, However Slightly So It May Appear To You

Posted on March 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing, however slightly so it may appear to you.” – Thomas Jefferson (1785)

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First Principles: We know That In All Things God Works For the Good of Those Who Love Him, Who Have Been Called According To His Purpose

Posted on March 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8: 28

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First Principles: We Cannot Allow Any Unelected Federal Agencies/Bureaucrats To Operate Outside the Constitution, Undermine Our Civil Liberties and Create Their Own Foreign Policies

Posted on March 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We cannot allow any unelected federal agencies/bureaucrats to operate outside the Constitution, undermine our civil liberties, and create their own foreign policies.” – Harry Truman “For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Name of American, Which Belongs To You, In Your National Capacity, Must Always Exalt the Just Pride of Patriotism

Posted on March 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any … Continue reading →

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