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First Principles: The Bible Should Be Read and Applied To Our Daily Lives
“The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Unlimited Power To Tax Necessarily Is the Power To Destroy
“An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation.” – John Marshall (1819)
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Tagged Bear, Destroy, First Principles, Institution, John Marshall, Limit Beyond, McCulloch v Maryland, Power, Property, Tax, Taxation, Unllimited Power
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First Principles: The Militia Consists of the Whole People
“I ask you sir, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people.” – George Mason
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First Principles: To Move Even A Step Beyond the Prescribed Powers Of Congress Is to Create Power No Longer Susceptible to Definition
“To take a single step beyond the boundaries specially drawn around the powers of Congress is to take possession of a boundless field of power, no longer susceptible to definition.” – Thomas Jefferson
First Principles: A Sacred Respect for Constitutional Law Is the Vital Principle Sustaining Our Republic’s Security
“If it be asked, What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? The answer would be, An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws — the first growing out of the last… … Continue reading
First Principles: Nothing Is Certain But Death and Taxes
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin (1789)
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First Principles: Harder Conflicts Bring More Glorious Triumphs
“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine
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First Principles: There Has Never Been A Democracy That Did Not Commit Suicide
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” – John Adams (and that’s why we’re a republic and not a democracy says every right thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, Commit, Contest, Democracy, Despotism, Exhaust, Extremes of Democracy, First Principles, John Adams, Liberty, Mob Rule, Murder, Real Liberty, Short Lived, Suicide, Thomas Jefferson, Two Wolves and A Lamb, Waste, Well Armed
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First Principles: The Constitution Is An Instrument For The People To Restrain the Government
“[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.” – Patrick Henry
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First Principles: It Is the Responsibility of Every Citizen To Question Authority
“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” – Benjamin Franklin
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