Tag Archives: First Principles

First Principles: Nothing Is of More Importance For Our Nation’s Well-Being Than To Form and Train Up Youth In Wisdom and Virtue

Posted on June 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“… (N)othing is of more importance for the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue…. I think also, general virtue is more probably to be expected and obtained from the education of youth, than … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Let Us Trust In God Rather Than Put Confidence In Princes

Posted on June 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“To submit and resign their charter would be inconsistent with the main end of their fathers’ coming to New England…. [Although resistance would provoke] great sufferings, [it was] better to suffer than sin. Let them trust in the God of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Our Liberties Come Not From Some Parchment But From God

Posted on June 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Our liberties do not come from charters; for these are only the declaration of pre-existing rights. They do not depend on parchments or seals; but come from the King of Kings and the Lord of all the earth.” – John … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Honor, Justice and Humanity Makes It Our Duty To Pass Liberty On To Our Children’s Children

Posted on June 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Honor, justice, and humanity, call upon us to hold, and to transmit to our posterity, that liberty which we received from our ancestors. It is not our duty to leave wealth to our children, but it is our duty to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Be Humble, Talk Little, Think and Pray Much

Posted on June 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Be humble, talk little, think and pray much.” – George Whitefield

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First Principles: Despite Humanity’s Imperfections, We Must Take Human Nature As We Find It

Posted on June 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“We must take human nature as we find it, perfection falls not to the share of mortals.” – -George Washington, Aug. 15, 1786 (letter to John Jay)

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First Principles: It Is Better That Ten Guilty Persons Escape Than One Innocent Suffer

Posted on June 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer.” – William Blackstone This guiding principle behind the legal system in the United States has stood like a strong wall between justice and injustice and is a cornerstone … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Depending On the Favor of Another Nation Is Illusory

Posted on June 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate upon real favours from Nation to Nation. ‘Tis an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.” – George Washington (1796)

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First Principles: Our Obligation To America Ends Only With Our Lives

Posted on June 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.” – John Adams (1808)

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First Principles: God’s Law Is Binding On All of Mankind At All Times

Posted on June 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The law established by the Creator, which has existed from the beginning, extends over the whole globe, is everywhere and at all times binding upon mankind.” – Rufus King https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_King

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