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First Principles: If You Would Be A Real Seeker After Truth, It Is Necessary That At Least Once In Your Life You Doubt, As Far As Possible, All Things
“If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.” – Rene Descartes Sometimes old laptops give up the ghost. I apologize for … Continue reading
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Tagged All Things, Doubt, First Principles, Life, Necessary, Once, Real Seeker, Rene Descartes, Truth
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First Principles: The True Liberty of the Press Is Amply Secured By Permitting Every Man To Publish His Opinion; But…Inquire Into the Motives of Such Publications
“The true liberty of the press is amply secured by permitting every man to publish his opinion; but it is due to the peace and dignity of society, to inquire into the motives of such publications, and to distinguish between … Continue reading
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Tagged Defamation, First Principles, Motiive, Opinion, Public Good, Publish, Security, The Press, Thomas McKean, True Liberty, Use and Reformation
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First Principles: Before I Formed You In the Womb I Knew You; Before You Were Born I Set You Apart; I Appointed You As A Prophet To the Nations
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” – Jeremiah 1:5 NIV
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Tagged Appointment, Birth, First Principles, Formation, Jeremiah 1:5 NIV, Knew, Nations, Personhood, Prophet, Set Apart, Womb
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First Principles: Texas Can Make It Without the United States, But the United States Cannot Make It Without Texas
“Texas can make it without the United States, but the United States cannot make it without Texas”– Sam Houston
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First Principles: The Happiness of A People, and the Good Order and Preservation of Civil Government, Essentially Depend On Piety, Religion, and Morality
“The happiness of a people, and the good order and preservation of civil government, essentially depend on piety, religion, and morality.” – Fisher Ames
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Tagged A People, Civil Government, First Principles, Fisher Ames, Good Order, Happiness, Morality, Piety, Preservation, Religion
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First Principles: Militias, When Properly Formed, Are In Fact the People Themselves and Include All Men Capable of Bearing Arms
“Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. […] To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially … Continue reading
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Tagged All Persons Capable, Bear Arms, Education, First Principles, Militia, Richard Henry Lee, The People, Youth
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First Principles: History Does Not Long Entrust the Care of Freedom To the Weak Or the Timid
“History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
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First Principles: The Liberty of A Nation Depends Upon the Vigilance of A Few
“The liberty of a nation depends upon the vigilance of a few.” – Francis Lightfoot Lee
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Tagged Dependence, Few, First Principles, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Liberty, Nation, Vigilance
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First Principles: The Issue Today Is the Same As It Has Been Throughout All History, Whether Man Shall Be Allowed To Govern Himself Or To Be Ruled By A Small Elite
“The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.” – Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: The World Looks Toward Us As A Country That May Become A Great Nursery of Arts and Sciences
“The world looks toward us as a country that may become a great nursery of arts and sciences.”– Francis Hopkinson
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