Tag Archives: First Principles

First Principles: Whenever the People Are Well-Informed, They Can Be Trusted With Their Own Government; That, Whenever Things Get So Far Wrong As To Attract Their Notice, They May Be Relied On To Set Them Right

Posted on July 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that, whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them right.” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: God Who Gave Us Life Gave Us Liberty

Posted on July 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“God who gave us life gave us Liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Honor, Justice and Humanity Forbid Us Tamely to Surrender That Freedom Which We Received From Our Gallant Ancestors

Posted on July 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A Morsel of Genuine History Is A Thing So Rare As To Be Always Valuable

Posted on July 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable.” – Thomas Jefferson (1817)

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First Principles: Energy In the Executive Is A Leading Character In the Definition of Good Government

Posted on July 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)

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First Principles: Laws Are Made For Men of Ordinary Understanding and Should…Be Construed By the Ordinary Rules of Common Sense

Posted on June 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at … Continue reading →

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First Principles: My Rule Is … To Go Straight Forward In Doing What Appears To Me Right At the Time, Leaving the Consequences With Providence

Posted on June 28, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in public affairs through views of private interest; but to go straight forward in doing what appears to me right at the time, leaving the consequences … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Falsehood of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart and In Time Depraves All Its Good Disposition

Posted on June 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Foundation of National Morality Must Be Laid In Private Families

Posted on June 25, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The foundation of national morality must be laid in private families. … In vain are schools, academies, and universities instituted, if loose principles and licentious habits are impressed upon children in their earliest years.” – John Adams (1778) … Continue reading →

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First Principles: They That Can Give Up Essential Liberty To Purchase A Little Temporary Safety, Deserve Neither Liberty Nor Safety

Posted on June 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin (1759)

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