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First Principles: Whoever Would Overthrow the Liberty of A Nation Must Begin By Subduing the Freedom of Speech

Posted on August 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: Natural Liberty Is A Gift of the Beneficent Creator To the Whole Human Race, and That Civil Liberty Is Founded In That

Posted on August 12, 2024 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: It Is By Grace You Have Been Saved, Through Faith – and This Is Not From Yourselves, It Is the Gift of God Not By Works, So That No One Can Boast

Posted on August 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9

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First Principles: A Republic, By Which I Mean A Government In Which the Scheme of Representation Takes Place, Opens A Different Prospect and Promises the Cure For Which We Are Seeking

Posted on August 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“A republic, by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect and promises the cure for which we are seeking.” – James Madison (1790) The idea that we live in a … Continue reading →

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First Principles: If Men Are So Wicked With Religion, What Would They Be Without It?

Posted on August 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: A Dependence On the People Is, No Doubt, the Primary Control On the Government; But Experience Has Taught Mankind the Necessity of Auxiliary Pre Cautions

Posted on August 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions.” – James Madison (1788)

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First Principles: We Start With First Principles. The Constitution Creates A Federal Government of Enumerate Powers

Posted on August 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We Start With First Principles. The Constitution Creates A Federal Government of Enumerate Powers.” – William Rehnquist, in United States v. Lopez (1995) Biden’s recent proposals to change the law, specifically the United States Supreme Court, encroach on longstanding legal … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Must All Hang Together, Or Assuredly We Shall All Hang Separately

Posted on August 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” – Benjamin Franklin (1776)

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First Principles: Let Love and Faithfulness Never Leave You; Bind Them Around Your Neck, Write Them On the Tablet of Your Heart

Posted on August 4, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart”– Proverbs 3:3-6

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First Principles: A Fondness For Power Is Implanted, In Most Men, and It is Natural To Abuse It, When Acquired

Posted on August 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired.” – Alexander Hamilton (1775)

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