Tag Archives: First Principles

First Principles: It Is Not From the Benevolence of the Butcher, the Brewer, Or the Baker That We Expect Our Dinner, But From Their Regard To Their Own Interest

Posted on June 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” – Adam Smith

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First Principles: Do Not Be Overcome By Evil, But Overcome Evil With Good

Posted on June 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” – Romans 12:21

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First Principles: Let Your Heart Feel For the Afflictions and Distresses of Every One

Posted on June 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distresses of every one, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse; remembering always the estimation of the widow’s mite, but, that it is not every one who asketh that … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A Sacred Respect For the Constitutional Law Is the Vital Principle, the Sustaining Energy of a Free Government

Posted on June 20, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.” – Alexander Hamilton

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First Principles: If You Want To Know Who Controls You, Look At Who You Are Not Allowed To Criticize

Posted on June 18, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.” – Voltaire

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First Principles: The Greatest Good We Can Do Our Country Is To Heal Its Party Divisions and Make Them One People

Posted on June 17, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)

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First Principles: The Measure of the Wealth Of A Nation Is Indicated By the Measure of Its Protection of Its Industry

Posted on June 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The measure of the wealth of a nation is indicated by the measure of its protection of its industry; the measure of the poverty of a nation is marked by the degree in which it neglects and abandons the care … Continue reading →

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First Principles: When We Honor Our Flag, We Honor What We Stand For As A Nation – Freedom, Equality, Justice, and Hope

Posted on June 14, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“When we honor our flag, we honor what we stand for as a nation—freedom, equality, justice, and hope.” – Ronald Reagan

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First Principles: There Can Be No Greater Error Than To Expect, Or Calculate Upon Real Favours From Nation to Nation. ‘Tis An Illusion Which Experience Must Cure

Posted on June 13, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate upon real favours from Nation to Nation. ’Tis an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.” – George Washington (1796)

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First Principles: Immigration Is Not Just A Link To America’s Past; It’s Also a Bridge To America’s Future

Posted on June 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Nearly all Americans have ancestors who braved the oceans-liberty-loving risk takers in search of an ideal-the largest voluntary migrations in recorded history. Across the Pacific, across the Atlantic, they came from every point on the compass-many passing beneath the Statue … Continue reading →

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