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First Principles: Laws, To Be Just, Must Give A Reciprocation of Right. Without This, They Are Mere Arbitrary Rules of Conduct

Posted on May 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“We lay it down as a fundamental, that laws, to be just, must give a reciprocation of right; that, without this, they are mere arbitrary rules of conduct, founded in force, and not in conscience.” – Thomas Jefferson (1782) … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Securing Peace Is One of the Most Powerful Instruments Is Our Rising Prosperity

Posted on May 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“If we desire to 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 for … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Mankind Has A Natural Right To Property, Character, Liberty and To Safety

Posted on May 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“I am first to show, that a man has a natural right to his property, to his character, to liberty, and to safety.” – James Wilson, in Of the Natural Rights of Individuals

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First Principles: An Equal Dispensation of Protection, Rights, Privileges and Advantages Is What Every Part Is Entitled To and Ought To Enjoy

Posted on May 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“An equal dispensation of protection, rights, privileges, and advantages, is what every part is entitled to, and ought to enjoy.” – Benjamin Franklin, in Emblematical Representations (1774)

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First Principles: They Define A Republic To Be A Government of Laws and Not of Men

Posted on May 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams, in Novanglus No. 7 (March 6, 1775) Consider this a hugely needed public service announcement. We should never allow America to become a … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Have No Government Armed With Power Capable of Contending With Human Passions Unbridled By Morality and Religion

Posted on May 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Prosperity of Commerce Is Now Perceived and Acknowledged By All Enlightened Statemen As the Most Productive Source of National Wealth

Posted on May 5, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The prosperity of commerce is now perceived and acknowledged by all enlightened statesmen to be the most useful as well as the most productive source of national wealth, and has accordingly become a primary object of its political cares.” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: As Long As Marriage Exists, Knowledge, Property and Influence Will Accumulate In Families

Posted on May 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“As long as Property exists, it will accumulate in Individuals and Families. As long as Marriage exists, Knowledge, Property and Influence will accumulate in Families.” – John Adams, in Letter to Abigail Adams (July 17, 1775)

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First Principles: There Is No Good Government But That Which is Republican

Posted on May 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no good government but what is republican. That the only valuable part of the British constitution is so; for the true idea of a republic is “an empire of laws, and not of men.” That, as a republic … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Very Definition of Tyranny Is When All Powers Are Gathered Under One Place

Posted on May 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The very definition of tyranny is when all powers are gathered under one place.” – James Madison in The Federalist No. 47

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