Tag Archives: First Principles

First Principles: You Intended To Harm Me, But God Intended It For Good To Accomplish What Is Now Being Done, the Saving of Many Lives

Posted on September 20, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” – Genesis 50:20

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First Principles: Now More Than Ever the People Are Responsible For the Character of Their Congress

Posted on September 19, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave, and pure, it … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Matters Not How A Man Dies, But How He lives

Posted on September 18, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.” – Samuel Johnson Every day, our lives of reading, thinking, and customs we choose to follow are on display as if a living parade of standards kept, and those … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Is Nothing More Corrupting, Nothing More Destructive of the Noblest and Finest Feelings of our Nature, Than the Exercise of Unlimited Power

Posted on September 16, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.” – William Henry Harrison

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First Principles: The Less Government Interferes With Private Pursuits, the Better For General Prosperity

Posted on September 16, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.” – Martin Van Buren

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First Principles: It Is To Be Regretted That the Rich and Powerful Too Often Bend the Acts of Government To Their Own Selfish Purpose

Posted on September 5, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.” – Andrew Jackson

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First Principles: When It Is Obvious That the Goals Cannot Be Reached, Don’t Adjust the Goals; Adjust the Action Steps

Posted on September 4, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals; adjust the action steps.” – Confucius

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First Principles: Duty Is Ours, Results Are God’s

Posted on September 3, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Duty is ours, results are God’s.” – John Quincy Adams

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First Principles: In A Representative Republic, the Education of Our Children Must Be of the Utmost Importance

Posted on September 2, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance!” – James Monroe

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First Principles: The Future and Success of America Is Not In This Constitution, But In the Laws of God Upon Which This Constitution Is Founded

Posted on September 1, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.” – James Madison

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