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First Principles: How Could A State Be Governed, Or Protected In Its Foreign Relations If Every Individual Remained Free To Obey Or Not Obey the Law According To His Private Opinion

Posted on December 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“How could a state be governed, or protected in its foreign relations if every individual remained free to obey or not to obey the law according to his private opinion.” – Thomas Hobbes

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First Principles: Trust In the Lord With All Your Heart and Lean Not On Your Own Understanding

Posted on December 1, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding”– Proverbs 3:5

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First Principles: No Nation Has Ever Been Ruined By Trade

Posted on November 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“No nation has ever been ruined by trade.” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: Our Cause Is Noble; It is the Cause of Mankind!

Posted on November 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Our cause is noble; It is the Cause of Mankind!” – George Washington (1779)

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First Principles: Gratitude Is Not Only the Greatest of Virtues, But the Parent of All Others

Posted on November 28, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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First Principles: The Fabric of American Empire Ought To Rest On the Solid Basis of the Consent of the People. The Streams of National Power Ought To Flow From That Pure Fountain of All Legitimate Authority

Posted on November 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)

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First Principles: As We Express Our Gratitude, We Must Never Forget That the Highest Appreciation Is Not To Utter Words, But To Live By Them

Posted on November 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy

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First Principles: Justice In the Life and Conduct of the State Is Possible Only As First It Resides In the Souls of the Citizens

Posted on November 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the souls of the citizens.” – Plato

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First Principles: For I Know the Plans I Have For You,” Declares the Lord, “Plans To Prosper You and Not To Harm You, Plans To Give You Hope and A Future

Posted on November 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.“ – Jeremiah 29:11

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First Principles: I Found I Had Less and Less To Say, Until Finally, I Became Silent, and Began To Listen. I Discovered In the Silence, the Voice of God

Posted on November 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God” – Soren Kierkegaard

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