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First Principles: The Credit Belongs To the Man Who Is Actually In the Arena, Whose Face Is Marred By Dust and Sweat and Blood…Who At Worst, If He Fails, At Least Fails While Daring Greatly

Posted on March 25, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Question Is Not What Rights Naturally Belong To Man But How They May Be Most Equally and Effectually Guarded In Society

Posted on March 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The question is not what rights naturally belong to ma, but how they may be most equally and effectually guarded in society.” – Roger Sherman

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First Principles: Though You Used To Be Slaves to Sin, You Have Come To Obey From Your Heart the Pattern of Teaching That Has Now Claimed Your Allegiance

Posted on March 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance.” – Romans 6:17 (NIV)

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First Principles: Strive To Be the Greatest Man In Your Country, and You May Be Disappointed. Strive To Be the Best and You May Succeed. He May well Win the Race That Runs By Himself

Posted on March 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Strive to be the greatest man in your country, and you may be disappointed. Strive to be the best and you may succeed: he may well win the race that runs by himself.” -Benjamin Franklin (1747)

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First Principles: A Sacred Respect For the Constitutional Law Is the Vital Principle, the Sustaining Energy of A Free Government

Posted on March 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.” – Alexander Hamilton (1794)

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First Principles: The Spring Is Now Approaching, and With It, I Hope, A Revival of Our Spirits and Fortunes. Here Spring Symbolizes Hope and Renewal

Posted on March 20, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The spring is now approaching, and with it, I hope, a revival of our spirits and fortunes.” Here, spring symbolizes hope and renewal, paralleling his optimism for the revolutionary cause.” – John Adams, in a letter to Abigail Adams on … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Earth Laughs In Flowers

Posted on March 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The earth laughs in flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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First Principles: Government Has No Right To Control Individual Liberty Beyond What Is Necessary To the Safety and Well-Being of Society

Posted on March 18, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Government has no right to control individual liberty beyond what is necessary to the safety and well-being of society. Such is the boundary which separates the power of the government and the liberty of the citizen or subject in the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: If We Command Our Wealth, We Shall Be Rich and Free. If Our Wealth Commands Us, We Are Poor Indeed

Posted on March 17, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.” – Edmund Burke

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First Principles: We Were Therefore Buried With Him Through Baptism Into Death In Order That, Just As Christ Was Raised From the Dead Through the Glory of the Father, We Too May Live A New Life

Posted on March 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” – Romans 6:4

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