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First Principles:

Posted on September 5, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Whoever Would Overthrow the Liberty of A Nation Must Begin By Subduing the Freeness of Speech” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: The Reading of All Good Books Is Like A Conversation With the Finest Minds of Past Centuries

Posted on September 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The Reading of All Good Books Is Like A Conversation With the Finest Minds of Past Centuries.” – Rene Descartes

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First Principles: To Prevent Crimes Is the Noblest End and Aim of Criminal Jurisprudence

Posted on September 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“To prevent crimes, is the noblest end and aim of criminal jurisprudence. To punish them, is one of the means necessary for the accomplishment of this noble end and aim.“ – James Wilson (1790)

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First Principles: Here Comes the Orator! With His Flood of Words and His Drop of Reason

Posted on September 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason.” – Benjamin Franklin (1735)

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First Principles: A General Dissolution of Principles and Manners Will More Surely Overthrow the Liberties of America Than the Whole Force of the Common Enemy

Posted on September 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy.” – Samuel Adams (1779)

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First Principles: If Ye Love Wealth Better Than Liberty…Go Home From Us In Peace…May Posterity Forget That You Were Our Countrymen

Posted on August 31, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“If Ye Love Wealth Better Than Liberty, the Tranquility of Servitude Better Than the Animating Contest of Freedom, Go Home From Us In Peace. We Ask Not Your Counsels Or Your Arms. Crouch Down and Lick the Hands Which Feed … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As Justice and Is As Necessary For the Support of Societies As Natural Affection Is For the Support of Families

Posted on August 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families.” – Benjamin Rush (1773)

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First Principles: The Cause of America Is In A Great Measure the Cause of All Mankind

Posted on August 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.” – Thomas Paine (1776)

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First Principles: No County On Earth Ever Had More In Its Power To Attain These Blessings Than United America

Posted on August 28, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings than United America. Wondrously strange, then, and much to be regretted indeed would it be, were we to neglect the means and to depart from … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Act Worthy of Yourselves

Posted on August 27, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of. Our enemies are numerous and powerful; but we have many friends, determining to be free, and heaven and earth will aid the resolution. On you depend the fortunes of … Continue reading →

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