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First Principles: The First and Governing Maxim In the Interpretation of A Statute Is To Discovery the Meaning of Those Who Made It

Posted on April 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The first and governing maxim in the interpretation of a statute is to discover the meaning of those who made it.” – James Wilson, Of the Study of Law in the United States, 1790

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First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American, With Becoming Energy To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles Evidently Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled

Posted on April 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled. It must be the combined virtue of the rulers and of the people … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Circumstances That Endanger the Safety of Nations Are Infinite

Posted on April 14, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The circumstances that endanger the safety of nations are infinite.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)

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First Principles: The Public Cannot Be Too Curious Concerning the Characters of Public Men

Posted on April 13, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men.” – Samuel Adams (1775)

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First Principles: Beware Lest You Lose the Substance By Grasping At the Shadow

Posted on April 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.” -Aesop (c. 620–564 BC)

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First Principles: It Is the Manners and Spirit of A People Which Preserve A Republic In Vigor

Posted on April 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the manners and spirit of a people which preserve a republic in vigor. A degeneracy in these is a canker which soon eats to the heart of its laws and constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)

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First Principles: It Is Very Imprudent To Deprive America of Any of Her Privileges

Posted on April 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It is very imprudent to deprive America of any of her privileges. If her commerce and friendship are of any importance to you, they are to be had on no other terms than leaving her in the full enjoyment of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Is the Duty of All Nations To Acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, To Obey His Will, To Be Grateful For His Benefits, and Humbly Implore His Protection and Favors

Posted on April 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.” – George Washington

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First Principles: The Problem To Be Solved Is, Not What Form of Government Is Perfect, Which of the Forms Is Least Imperfect

Posted on April 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is a misfortune. This necessity however exists; and the problem to be solved is, not what form … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Democracies Have Ever Been Spectacles of Turbulence and Contention; Have Ever Been Found Incompatible With Personal Security or the Rights of Property

Posted on April 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths … Continue reading →

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