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First Principles: Be Concerned To Be On God’s Side For God Is Always Right
“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” – Abraham Lincoln
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First Principles: The Ballot Box Is the Surest Arbiter of Disputes Among Free Persons
“The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.” – James Buchanan
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First Principles: Inhabitants of A Vast Continent Will Hold Different Opinions While Being United In Common Objective Sustained By Common Principles
“While men inhabiting different parts of this vast continent cannot be expected to hold the same opinions, they can unite in a common objective and sustain common principles.” – Franklin Pierce
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First Principles: It Is A Common Error To Mistake Change For Progress
“It is not strange… to mistake change for progress.” – Millard Fillmore
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First Principles: The Best Hope In Continuing Our Republic Is In Proper Moral and Religious Training of Our Children
“The only ground of hope for the continuance of our free institutions is in the proper moral and religious training of the children, that they may be prepared to discharge aright the duties of men and citizens.” – Zachary Taylor
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First Principles: One Great Object of the Constitution Was To Restrain Majorities From Oppressing Minorities or Encroaching On Their Just Rights
“One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.” – James K. Polk
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First Principles: The Strongest of All Governments Is That Which Is Most Free
“I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.” – John Tyler
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First Principles: The Only Legitimate Right To Govern Is An Express Grant of Power From the Governed
“We admit of no government by divine right, believing that so far as power is concerned the Beneficent Creator has made no distinction amongst men; that all are upon an equality, and that the only legitimate right to govern is … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Less Government Interferes With Private Pursuits, the Better For General Prosperity
“The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.” – Martin Van Buren
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