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First Principles: The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed Upon. Period.
“The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon. Period.” – Donald Trump
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First Principles: America Flourishes Due To Our Commitment To Good Character and Dedication to Liberty and Justice For All
“Our Founding Fathers understood that our country would survive and flourish if our Nation was committed to good character and an unyielding dedication to liberty and justice for all.” – George W. Bush
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Tagged Country, Dedication, First Principles, Flourish, Founding Fathers, George W Bush, Good Character, Justice For All, Liberty, Nation, Survive, Understood
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First Principles: Just As War is Freedom’s Cost, Disagreement Is Freedom’s Privilege
“Just as war is freedom’s cost, disagreement is freedom’s privilege.” – William J. Clinton
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First Principles: When Planning For Posterity, Remember That Virtue Is Not Hereditary
“When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.” – Thomas Paine (1776)
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First Principles: History Is A Book With Many Pages Filled With Acts of Hopefulness and Meaning
“But I see history as a book with many pages–and each day we fill a page with acts of hopefulness and meaning.” – George H. W. Bush
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First Principles: Either We Control the Government, Or, the Government Controls Us
“Either you will control your government, or government will control you.” – Ronald Reagan
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First Principles: We Must Adjust To Changing Times and Still Hold To Unchanging Principles
“We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.” – Jimmy Carter
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First Principles: A Strong Defense Is the Surest Way To Peace
“A strong defense is the surest way to peace. Strength makes detente attainable. Weakness invites war, as my generation – my generation – knows from four very bitter experiences. Just as America’s will for peace is second to none, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Armed Forces, Detente, Experience, First Principles, Generation, Gerald R Ford, Nation, Peace, Protect, Resolve, Strength, Strong Defense, War, Way, Weakness
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First Principles: Public Information Should Be Provided To the People To Keep Them Capable of Determining Their Own Destiny
“When information which properly belongs to the public is systematically withheld by those in power, the people soon become ignorant of their own affairs, distrustful of those who manage them, and — eventually — incapable of determining their own destinies.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Affairs, Destiny, Determine, Distrust, First Principles, Ignorant, Incapable, Information, Manage, Power, Public, Richard M Nixon, Systematic, The People, Withheld
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