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First Principles: Education Is Not Complete Unless We Teach Our Children Not Only How To Read and Write But the Difference Between Right and Wrong

Posted on February 28, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Education is not complete unless we teach our children not only how to read and write but the difference between right and wrong.” – George H. W. Bush

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First Principles: True Peace Rests On the Pillars of Individual Freedom, Human Rights, National Self-Determination, and Respect For the Rule of Law

Posted on February 27, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights, national self-determination, and respect for the rule of law.” – Ronald Reagan

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First Principles: The First and Governing Maxim In the Interpretation of A Statute Is To Discover the Meaning of Those Who Made It

Posted on February 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The first and governing maxim in the interpretation of a statute is to discover the meaning of those who made it.” – James Wilson (1790)

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First Principles: The Greatest Gift A Parent Can Give A Child Is Unconditional Love

Posted on February 25, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The greatest gift a parent can give a child is unconditional love. As a child wanders and strays, finding his bearings, he needs a sense of absolute love from a parent. There’s nothing wrong with tough love, as long as … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Less Government Interferes With Private Pursuits, the Better For General Prosperity

Posted on February 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.” – Martin Van Buren

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First Principles: It Was Not Through the Law That Abraham and His Offspring Received the Promise That He Would Be Heir of the World, But Through the Righteousness That Comes By Faith

Posted on February 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.” – Book of Romans 4: 13 (NIV)

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First Principles: The Storm of Frenzy and Faction Must Inevitably Dash Itself Against the Unshaken Rock of the Constitution

Posted on February 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The storm of frenzy and faction must inevitably dash itself in vain against the unshaken rock of the Constitution.” – James Buchanan

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First Principles: A Nation That Destroys Its Soils Destroys Itself. Forests Are the Lungs of Our Land, Purifying the Air and Giving Fresh Strength To Our People

Posted on February 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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First Principles: A People Who Mean To Be Free Must Be Prepare To Meet Danger In Person, and Not Rely Upon the Fallacious Protection of Armies

Posted on February 20, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“A people who mean to be free must be prepared to meet danger in person, and not rely upon the fallacious protection of armies.” – Edmund Randolph

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First Principles: If the Laws Are To Be Trampled Upon With Impunity, and A Minority Is To Dictate To the Majority, There Is An End Put At One Stroke To Republican Government

Posted on February 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be … Continue reading →

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