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First Principles: To Cherish and Stimulate the…Human Mind…Is Not Among the Least Considerable of the Expedients, By Which the Wealth of A Nation May Be Promoted

Posted on August 10, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients, by which the wealth of a nation may be promoted.” – Alexander Hamilton (1791)

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First Principles: Government Is Founded Not On Force…(I)t Springs From the Necessities of Our Nature, and Has An Everlasting Foundation In the Unchangeable Will of God

Posted on August 9, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Government is founded not on force, as was the theory of Hobbes; nor on compact, as was the theory of Locke and of the revolution of 1688; nor on property, as was the assertion of Harrington. It springs from the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: I Consider the Foundation of the Constitution As Laid On This Ground That ‘All Powers Not Delegated To the United States, By the Constitution, Nor Prohibited By It To the States, Are Reserved To the States Or To the People

Posted on August 8, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that ‘all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.’ … Continue reading →

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First Principle: Never Be Lacking In Zeal, But Keep Your Spiritual Fervor, Serving the Lord

Posted on August 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” – Romans 12:11 (New International Version)

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First Principles: In Short, Is Not Liberty the Freedom of Every Person To Make Full Use of His Faculties, So Long As He Does Not Harm Other Persons While Doing So?

Posted on August 6, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so? Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism — including, of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Should Be Your Care…and Mine, To Elevate the Minds of Our Children and Exalt Their Courage…and Virtue

Posted on August 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Natural Cure For an Ill-Administration…Is A Change of Men

Posted on August 4, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The natural cure for an ill-administration … is a change of men.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)

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First Principles: The Virtues of Men Are of More Consequence To Society Than Their Abilities; and For This Reason, the Heart Should Be Cultivated With More Assiduity Than the Head

Posted on August 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities; and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity than the head.” – Noah Webster, On the Education of Youth in America, 1788

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First Principles: Public Opinion Sets Bounds To Every Government and Is the Real Sovereign In Every Free One

Posted on August 2, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one.” – James Madison (1791)

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First Principles: When A Man Who Is Honestly Mistaken Hears the Truth, He Will Either Quit Being Mistaken or Cease to Be Honest

Posted on August 1, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest.” – Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

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