Tag Archives: First Principles

First Principles: Ignorance of Natural Rights

Posted on April 22, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“The fundamental source of all your errors, sophisms and false reasonings is a total ignorance of the natural rights of mankind. Were you once to become acquainted with these, you could never entertain a thought, that all men are not, … Continue reading →

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First Principles – On Pride

Posted on April 20, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“In reality there is perhaps no one of our natural Passions so hard to subdue as Pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will … Continue reading →

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First Principles – Undue Foreign Influence

Posted on April 10, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“But if we are to be told by a foreign Power … what we shall do, and what we shall not do, we have Independence yet to seek, and have contended hitherto for very little.” —George Washington (1796)

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First Principles – On the Impartiality of Justice

Posted on April 7, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Without justice being freely, fully, and impartially administered, neither our persons, nor our rights, nor our property, can be protected. And if these, or either of them, are regulated by no certain laws, and are subject to no certain principles, … Continue reading →

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First Principles

Posted on March 31, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

This post will serve to begin an exploration of the founding principles for the United States of America.  The purpose being to familiarize us all with the viewpoints and beliefs of our nation’s founding fathers. To start this whole thing … Continue reading →

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