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Thought For the Day: It is Difficult To Free Fools From the Chains They Revere
“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.” – Voltaire
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First Principles: The Importance of Piety and Religion; of Industry and Frugality; of Prudence, Economy, Regularity and Even Government; All…Are Essential To the Well-Being of A Family
“The importance of piety and religion; of industry and frugality; of prudence, economy, regularity and an even government; all … are essential to the well-being of a family.” – Samuel Adams (1780)
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First Principles: To Admit Foreigners Indiscriminately To the Rights of Citizens the Moment They Put Foot In Our Country Would Be Nothing Less Than To Admit the Grecian Horse Into the Citadel of Our Liberty
“To admit foreigners indiscriminately to the rights of citizens the moment they put foot in our country would be nothing less than to admit the Grecian horse into the citadel of our liberty and sovereignty.” – Alexander Hamilton, The Examination … Continue reading
First Principles: Life Is A Kind of Chess, In Which We Have Often Points To Gain, and Competitors or Adversaries To Contend With
“Life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the … Continue reading
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First Principles: History Teaches That War Begins When Governments Believe the Price of Aggression Is Cheap
“History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.” – Ronald Reagan
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First Principles: Here I Am! I Stand At the Door and Knock. If Anyone Hears My Voice and Opens the Door, I Will Come In and Eat With That Person, and They With Me
” Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” – Revelation 3:20
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First Principles: National Defense Is One of the Cardinal Duties of A Statesman
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815)
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First Principles: The Most Sacred of the Duties of A Government (Is) To Do Equal and Impartial Justice To All Citizens
“The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson, Note in Destutt de Tracy, “Political Economy,” (1816) — This statement comes down to the reasonable expectation of … Continue reading
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Tagged Citizens, Duty, Equal, First Principles, Government, History, Impartial, Justice, Law, News, Politics, Sacred, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: A Wise Man Proportions His Belief To the Evidence
“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.” – David Hume, Section X of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748) …… In Section X of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Hume argues that the evidence for miracles needs to … Continue reading
First Principles: It Is To Be Regretted That the Rich and Powerful Too Often Bend the Acts of Government To Their Own Selfish Purposes
“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.” – Andrew Jackson, in his Veto Message to Congress regarding the Bank of the United States (July 10, … Continue reading
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