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First Principles: Do Not Squander Time
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.” – Benjamin Franklin Wiser words were seldom said by anyone than by one of the persons in history that I admire … Continue reading
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First Principles: A Republic Is the Only Government Not At War With Man
“The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.” —Thomas Jefferson (1790)
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Tagged First Principles, Government, Intrusive, Republican, Thomas Jefferson, War
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First Principles: The World Is Borrowed From Our Children
“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.” – John James Audubon A lot of modern day environmentalists and the like love to pretend that early … Continue reading
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First Principles: Beware of the Good Intentions of Lust For Power
Good intention will always be pleaded for every assumption of power . . . . It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men … Continue reading
First Principles: The Sanctity of Life Begins In the Womb
“With consistency, beautiful and undeviating, human life from its commencement to its close, is protected by the common law. In the contemplation of law, life begins when the infant is first able to stir in the womb. By the law, … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Law, Constitution, First Principles, Human Life, James Wilson, Lectures On Law, Quickening, Sanctity
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First Principles: Conflict Overcome Make the Spirit Stronger
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” – William Ellery
First Principles: The Spirit of the People Preserves Our Republic’s Vigor
“The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure government as sores do to the strength of the human body. It is the manners and spirit of a people which preserve a republic in … Continue reading
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First Principles: Freedom Requires the Will To Fight For It
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine The series of The American Crisis essays can be read in their entirety here: http://www.ushistory.org/Paine/crisis/index.htm
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First Principles: Better Too Much Liberty Than Too Little
“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.” — Thomas Jefferson (Letter to Archibald Stuart – 1791)
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First Principles: Selection of Candidates Should Be Based On Character
“In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate — look to his character….” – Noah Webster, in Letters To A Young Gentleman Commencing His Education (1789) This work can be … Continue reading
