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First Principles: Foreign Influence Is One of the Most Baneful Foes of Republican Government

Posted on February 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Set Your Minds On Things Above Not On Earthly Things

Posted on February 20, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Set your minds on things above not on earthly things.” – Colossians 3:2

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

Posted on February 19, 2022 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: The Eternal Difference Between Right and Wrong Does Not Fluctuate, It Is Immutable

Posted on February 18, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.” – Patrick Henry

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First Principles: Guard With Jealous Attention the Public Liberty

Posted on February 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.” – Patrick Henry (1788)

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First Principles: In A Society Under the Forms of Which the Stronger Faction Can Readily Unite and Oppress the Weaker, Anarchy May As Truly Be Said To Reign As In A State of Nature

Posted on February 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature.” – James Madison (1788)

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First Principles: Liberty..Justly Understood Is Sacred

Posted on February 15, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world. Justly understood it is sacred next to those which we appropriate in divine adoration; but in the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Whole Art of Government Consists In the Art of Being Honest. Only Aim To Do Your Duty, and Mankind Will Give You Credit Where You Fail

Posted on February 14, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.” – Thomas Jefferson (1774)

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First Principles: The People Made the Constitution, and the People Can Unmake It. It Is the Creature of Their Will, and Lives Only By Their Will

Posted on February 13, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their will, and lives only by their will.” – Justice John Marshall

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First Principles: I Hate Deception, Even Where the Imagination Only Is Concerned

Posted on February 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“I hate deception, even where the imagination only is concerned.” – George Washington

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