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First Principles: Republics Are Created By the Virtue, Public Spirit, and Intelligence of the Citizens

Posted on November 25, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Gratitude Is Not Only the Greatest of Virtues, But the Parent of All Others

Posted on November 24, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”–- Cicero

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First Principles: It Is A Happy Circumstance In Human Affairs That Evils Which Are Not Cured In One Way Will Cure Themselves In Some Other

Posted on November 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“It is a happy circumstance in human affairs that evils which are not cured in one way will cure themselves in some other.” – Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Sinclair, 1791

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First Principles: Foreign Influence Is Truly the Grecian Horse To A Republic. We Cannot Be Too Careful To Exclude Its Influence

Posted on November 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.” – Alexander Hamilton (1793)

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First Principles: It Is Error Alone Which Needs the Support of Government. Truth Can Stand By Itself

Posted on November 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. Subject opinion to coercion: whom will you make your inquisitors?” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)

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First Principles: Can the Liberties of A Nation Be Thought Secure When We Have Removed Their Only Firm Basis, A Conviction…That These Liberties Are the Gift of God?

Posted on November 20, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be … Continue reading →

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First Principles: No Government, Any More Than An Individual, Will Long Be Respected Without Being Truly Respectable

Posted on November 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable, without possessing a certain portion of order and stability.” – James Madison, Federalist No. 62, 1788

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First Principles: Fathers, Do Not Exasperate Your Children, Instead, Bring Them Up In the Training and Instruction of the Lord

Posted on November 18, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” – Ephesians 6:4 (NIV)

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First Principles: It Should Be the Highest Ambition of Every American To Extend His Views Beyond Himself

Posted on November 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not only affect himself, his country, and his immediate posterity; but that its influence may be … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Aim of Every Political Constitution Is, Or Ought To Be, First To Obtain For Rulers Men Who Possess Most Wisdom to Discern, and Most Virtue To Pursue, the Common Good of the Society

Posted on November 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society; and in the next place, to … Continue reading →

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