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First Principles: Learning Is Not Attained By Chance, It Must Be Sought For With Ardor and Diligence

Posted on May 7, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.” – Abigail Adams

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First Principles: Allow A Government To Decline Paying Its Debts and You Overthrow All Public Morality – You Unhinge All Principles That Preserve the Limits of Free Constitutions

Posted on May 5, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Allow a government to decline paying its debts and you overthrow all public morality-you unhinge all the principles that preserve the limits of free constitutions. Nothing can more affect national prosperity than a constant and systematic attention to extinguish the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: No Religious Establishment by Law Exists Among Us. The Conscience Is Left Free From All Restraint, and Each Is Permitted To Worship His Maker After His Own Judgment

Posted on May 4, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The United States have adventured upon a great and noble experiment, which is believed to have been hazarded in the absence of all previous precedent – that of total separation of Church and State. No religious establishment by law exists … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Have I Not Commanded You? Be Strong and Courageous. Do Not Be Afraid; Do Not Be Discouraged, For the Lord Your God Will Be With You Wherever You Go

Posted on May 3, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” – Joshua 1:9 NIV

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First Principles: I Have Never Advocated War Except As A Means of Peace, So Seek Peace, But Prepare For War. Because War …War Never Changes. War Is Like Winter and Winter Is Coming

Posted on April 27, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“I have never advocated war except as means of peace, so seek peace, but prepare for war. Because war… War never changes. War is like winter and winter is coming.” – Ulysses S Grant

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First Principles: By Our Form of Government, the Christian Religion Is the Established Religion; and All Sects and Denominations of Christians Are Placed Upon the Same Equal Footing

Posted on April 23, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty”– Samuel Chase Read about … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Democracy Has Two Excesses To Avoid: the Spirit of Inequality…and the Spirit of Extreme Equality

Posted on April 22, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Democracy has two excesses to avoid: the spirit of inequality, which leads to an aristocracy, or to the government of a single individual; and the spirit of extreme equality, which conducts it to despotism, as the despotism of a single … Continue reading →

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First Principles: I Have Learned That the Greater Part of Our Misery Or Unhappiness Is Determined Not By Our Circumstance But By Our Disposition

Posted on April 21, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.” – Martha … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Leadership Is Not Only Having A Vision, But Also Having the Courage, the Discipline, and the Resources To Get You There

Posted on April 20, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Leadership is not only having a vision, but also having the courage, the discipline, and the resources to get you there.” – George Washington

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First Principles: And the Anger of the Lord Was Kindled Against Moses, and He Said, “What About Your Brother, Aaron the Levite? I Know He Can Speak Well

Posted on April 19, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, ‘What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well.’” – Exodus 4:14

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