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First Principles: Christianity Is the Only True and Perfect Religion

Posted on December 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.” – Benjamin Rush

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First Principles: No Book Deserves To Be So Unceasingly Studied and So Profoundly Meditated On As the Bible

Posted on December 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“No book in the world deserves to be so unceasingly studied, and so profoundly meditated upon as the Bible.” – John Quincy Adams

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First Principles: The God Who Gave Us Life Gave A Liberty

Posted on December 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The 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?” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: The Future of America Is Not In the Constitution But In the Laws of God On Which the Constitution is Founded

Posted on December 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.” – James Madison

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First Principles: The Safe Depository of the Ultimate Powers of American Society Is the People Themselves

Posted on December 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Let No One Pretend American Patriotism Who Would Attempt To Remove Christianity From Politics

Posted on December 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.” – George Washington

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First Principles: Congress Consists Mainly of Attorneys Who Question Everything, Yield Nothing & Talk By the Hour

Posted on December 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send 150 lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, & talk by the hour? That 150 … Continue reading →

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First Principles: To the Distinguished Character of Patriot, Our Highest Glory Is To Add Our Christian Morality

Posted on December 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Is the Duty of All Nations To Acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, To Obey His Will, To be Grateful For His Benefits and Humbly Implore His Favor

Posted on December 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.” — George Washington (1789)

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First Principles: Practice Virtue In Yourself and Encourage It In Others

Posted on December 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Righteousness alone can exalt [America] as a nation. Reader! Whoever thou art, remember this; and in thy sphere practice virtue thyself, and encourage it in others… [T]he great pillars of all government and of social life: I mean virtue, morality, … Continue reading →

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