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First Principles: Education and Free Discussion Cures Ignorance and Bigotry
“Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education and free discussion are the antidotes of both.” – Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Adams, 1816
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Tagged Antidote, Bigotry, Education, First Principles, Free Discussion, Ignorance, John Adams, Morbid Minds, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: Interference In Free, Elections Endangers Our Republic
“We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections.” – John Adams (1797) If … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballot, Elections, Endangered Liberties, Extraneous, First Principles, John Adams, Partiality, Republic, Unfaithful, Voter Supression
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First Principles: Faith Mitigates the Wickedness of Humanity
“If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?” —Benjamin Franklin
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Faith, First Principles, Man, Mitigation, Morality, Religion, Wickedness
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First Principles: There Will Always Be Much Error In Politics
“Necessity, especially in politics, often occasions false hopes, false reasonings and a system of measures, correspondently erroneous.” – Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 35, 1788
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Error, False Hopes, False Reason, First Principles, Humanity, Necessity, Politics
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First Principles: Our Obligation To America Ends At Our Death
“Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.” —John Adams (1808) Forever faithful to this principle, I proudly continue to serve my country even in a civilian status. This is the way of patriots. This is my … Continue reading
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Tagged Country, Duty, First Principles, John Adams, Obligation, Patriotism
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First Principles: Tyranny Over Man’s Mind Is Unacceptable
“I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” – Thomas Jefferson (1800)
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Tagged Altar, Eternal, First Principles, Free Will, Freedom of Conscience, God, Hostility, Mind, Thomas Jefferson, Tyranny
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First Principles: The Same Prudence Should Be Practiced In the Spending of Private and Public Funds
“The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of the public moneys.” – Thomas Jefferson (1808)
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Tagged Debt, Economy, First Principles, Private Debt, Prudence, Thomas Jefferson, Unexplained
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First Principles: The People Must Be Vigilant of Their Rights At All Times
“For it is a truth which the experience of all ages has attested, that the people are always most in danger, when the means of injuring their rights are in the possession of those of whom they entertain the least … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, All Ages, Federalist Papers No. 25, First Principles, History, Injury, Means, Rights, The People, Truth, Vigilance
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First Principles: Speeches Should Be Given For Reason Not Word Count
“Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason.” – Benjamin Franklin (1735) Just ask Nancy Pelosi.. or anyone forced to listen that eight hours of nothing….
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, First Principles, Reason, Rhetoric, Sophistry, Speeches, Words
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