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First Principles: One Useless Man Is A Shame, Two Is A Law Firm, and Three Is A Congress
“One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.” – John Adams
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First Principles: A Patriot Without Religion In My Estimation Is As Great A Paradox As An Honest Man Without the Fear of God
“A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God. Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men?” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Estimation, Fear of God, First Principles, Good Will, Honest Man, Mankind, Moral Obligations, Paradox, Patriot, Possible, Religion
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First Principles: Knowing What’s Right Doesn’t Mean Much Unless You Do What’s Right
“Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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First Principles: In the Spirit and Power of Elijah, To Turn the Hearts of the Parents To Their Children and the Disobedient To the Wisdom of the Righteous – To Make Ready A People Prepared for the Lord
“And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for … Continue reading
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Tagged A People, Childrens, Disobeident, Elijah, First Principles, Hearts, Luke 1:17, Parent, Power, Preparation, Righteous, Spirit, The Lord, Wisdom
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First Principles: If We Fail To Check the Power of the Judiciary, I Predict That We Will Eventually Live Under Judicial Tyranny
“Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks and balances to prevent abuse of power. However, where is the check on the power of the judiciary? … Continue reading
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Tagged FAile, First Principles, Judiciary, Patrick Henry, Power, Tyranny
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First Principles: Between a Balanced Republic and A Democracy, the Difference Is Like That Between Order and Chaos
“Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.” – John Marshall, American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States We don’t live in a … Continue reading
First Principles: The Question Is, Not What Rights Naturally Belong To Man, But How They May Be Most Equally and Effectually Guarded In Society
“The question is, not what rights naturally belong to man, but how they may be most equally and effectually guarded in society.” – Roger Sherman
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First Principles: The Magistrate Is Not the King. The People Are the King.
“This magistrate is not the king. The people are the king.” Gouverneur Morris Someone should alert the radical Left that they didn’t even get this one correct. Because the follow up sentiment to this is: That the King is simply … Continue reading
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Tagged Citizens, Civics, Constitutional Convention, Criminal Illegal Aliens, First Principles, First Servant, Frederick the Great, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Immigration, King, Laws of the Nation, Political Philosophy, Radical Left, The People, United States
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First Principles: God Grants Liberty Only To Those Who Love It, and Are Always Ready To Guard and Defend It
“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.” – Daniel Webster
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First Principles: The Budget Should Be Balanced Not By More Taxes, But By Reduction of Follies
“The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.” – Herbert Hoover
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