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First Principles: Never Suppose That In Any Possible Situation Or Under Any Circumstances, It is Best For You To Do A Dishonorable Thing, However Slightly

Posted on April 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you … Continue reading →

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An Introduction To First Principles

Posted on April 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” —George Washington (1795) In the affirmative: Though the founding principles of the United States were drawn from another era, these principles remain essential to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Nature Intended Me For the Tranquil Pursuits of Science, By Rendering Them My Supreme Delight

Posted on April 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight. – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God Eternal Hostility Against Every Form of Tyranny Over the Mind of Man

Posted on April 7, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: So Then, The Law Is Holy, and the Commandment Is Holy, Righteous and Good

Posted on April 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.“ – Romans 7: 12

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First Principles: A Government For the People Must Depend For Its Success On the Intelligence, the Morality, the Justice, and the Interest of the People Themselves

Posted on April 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.” – Grover Cleveland

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First Principles: There Is Nothing More Corrupting, Nothing More Destructive of the Noblest and Finest Feelings of Our Nature, Than the Exercise of Unlimited Power

Posted on April 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.” – William Henry Harrison

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First Principles: If Duties Are Too High, They Lessen Consumption… This Forms A Complete Barrier Against Any Material Oppression of the Citizens By Taxes of This Class

Posted on April 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If duties are too high, they lessen the consumption; the collection is eluded; and the product to the treasury is not so great as when they are confined within proper and moderate bounds. This forms a complete barrier against any … Continue reading →

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First Principles: In the Discharge of Duties My Guide Will Be the Constitution, Which I This Day Swear To Preserve, Protect, and Defend

Posted on April 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and defend.” – Zachary Taylor

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First Principles: Minorities Have A Right To Appeal To the Constitution As A Shield Against Such Oppression

Posted on April 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“By the theory of our Government majorities rule, but this right is not an arbitrary or unlimited one. It is a right to be exercised in subordination to the Constitution and in conformity to it. One great object of the … Continue reading →

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