Tag Archives: First Principles

First Principles: Let All Free Persons Encourage and Strengthen One Another To Our Best Ends

Posted on November 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us animate and encourage each other. … A Freeman contending for Liberty on his own ground is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth.” – George Washington (1776)

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First Principles: A Prosperous Economy Promotes the Living Standard of All

Posted on November 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients, by which the wealth of a nation may be promoted.” – Alexander Hamilton (1791) … Continue reading →

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First Principles: May God Scatter Light, Not Darkness, On Our Paths

Posted on November 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us in all our several vocations useful here, and in His own due time and way everlastingly happy.” – George Washington (1790) … Continue reading →

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First Principles: To Understand the Constitution and Law Generally Determine the Intent of the Lawmakers

Posted on November 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The true key for the construction of everything doubtful in a law is the intention of the law-makers.” – Thomas Jefferson (1808)

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First Principles: It Is Our Government’s Sacred Duty To Render Equal and Impartial Justice To All Citizens

Posted on October 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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First Principles: May Only the Honest and Wise Ever Be President

Posted on October 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.” – John Adams, 2nd US President, and the first one to live in the White House (30 Oct 1735-1826) Now, there’s a prayer for the ages if ever … Continue reading →

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First Principles: America’s Bosom Is Open To Those With Merit and Act Decent and Have Proper Conduct

Posted on October 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations and Religions; whom we shall welcome to a participation of all our rights and privileges, if by … Continue reading →

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First Principles: States and Their Militias Serve A Powerful Check To the Ambition and Power of the Federal Government

Posted on October 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Think and Act For Yourself and Our Nation In the Pursuit of Right Over Wrong

Posted on October 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“It behooves you, therefore, to think and act for yourself and your people. The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every reader; to pursue them requires not the aid of many counselors.” – Thomas Jefferson (1775) … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Laws Should Be Few; Fixed and Easy To Understand

Posted on October 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws … undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is today, can guess … Continue reading →

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