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First Principles: It Will Not Be Denied That Power Is of An Encroaching Nature and That It Ought To Be Effectually Restrained From Passing the Limits Assigned To It

Posted on September 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It will not be denied that power is of an encroaching nature and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it.” – James Madison (1788)

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First Principles: The Belief In A God All Powerful Wise and Good, Is…Essential To the Moral Order of the World

Posted on September 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of man, that arguments which enforce it cannot be drawn from too many sources nor adapted … Continue reading →

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First Principles: When We Are Planning For Posterity, We Ought To Remember That Virtue Is Not Hereditary

Posted on September 12, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.” – Thomas Paine (1776)

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First Principles: There Is Not A Single Instance In History In Which Civil Liberty Was Lost, and Religious Liberty Preserved Entire

Posted on September 11, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There is not a single instance in history in which civil liberty was lost, and religious liberty preserved entire. If therefore we yield up our temporal property, we at the same time deliver the conscience into bondage.” – John Witherspoon, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Guard With Jealous Attention the Public Liberty

Posted on September 10, 2021 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: Liberty Must At All Hazards Be Supported. We Have A Right To It, Derived From Our Maker

Posted on September 8, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their … Continue reading →

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First Principles: When We Assumed the Soldier, We Did Not Lay Aside the Citizen

Posted on September 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen; and we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in the happy hour when the establishment of American Liberty, upon the most firm and solid foundations shall enable us … Continue reading →

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First Principles: My Help Comes From the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth

Posted on September 6, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.” – Psalms 121:2

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First Principles: If We Desire To Avoid Insult, We Must Be Able To Repel It

Posted on September 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire … Continue reading →

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First Principles: If We Desire to Secure Peace, One of the Most Powerful Instruments of Our Rising Prosperity, It Must Be Known, That We Are At All Times Ready For War

Posted on September 4, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready … Continue reading →

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