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First Principles: Security and Private Property Rest On A Just Court
“Personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.” —Joseph Story (1833)
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First Principles: Preventing Crimes Is the Aim of Jurisprudence
“To prevent crimes, is the noblest end and aim of criminal jurisprudence. To punish them, is one of the means necessary for the accomplishment of this noble end and aim.” — James Wilson Such a simple proposition really. Looking at … Continue reading
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First Principles: Don’t Give Up Essential Liberty For Temporary Safety
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” — Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1795
First Principles: Seek Truth Steadily
“There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” — George Washington
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First Principles: The Eyes of the World Cause the US To Be A Better Nation
“The eyes of the world being thus on our Country, it is put the more on its good behavior, and under the greater obligation also, to do justice to the Tree of Liberty by an exhibition of the fine fruits … Continue reading
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First Principles: Licentiousness In Spreading False News Is Abusive
“During the course of administration, and in order to disturb it, the artillery of the press has been leveled against us, charged with whatsoever its licentiousness could devise or dare. These abuses of an institution so important to freedom and … Continue reading
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First Principles: Government Acts Not Enabled By the Constitution Are Illegal
“[S]hould Congress, under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws for the accomplishment of objects not entrusted to the government, such [acts are] not the law of the land.” –John Marshall, McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819 Back in the day, … Continue reading
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First Principles: Public Debt Is the Biggest Danger To Our Republic
“I … place economy among the first and most important of republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared. … Taxation follows that, and in its turn wretchedness and oppression.” — Thomas Jefferson, in … Continue reading
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First Principles: A Government Formed On Virtue Leads To the Greatest Happiness
“If there is a form of government, then, whose principle and foundation is virtue, will not every sober man acknowledge it better calculated to promote the general happiness than any other form?” — John Adams, Thoughts on Government, 1776 Thoughts … Continue reading
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First Principles: Truth Can Stand Alone
“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.” — Thomas Jefferson, in Notes On Virginia Notes on Virginia may be read online beginning here: Click to access Thomas-Jefferson-Notes-On-The-State-Of-Virginia.pdf This and other works from our … Continue reading
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