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First Principles: The Happiness of A People, and the Good Order and Preservation of Civil Government, Essentially Depend On Piety, Religion, and Morality

Posted on July 24, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The happiness of a people, and the good order and preservation of civil government, essentially depend on piety, religion, and morality.” – Fisher Ames

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First Principles: Militias, When Properly Formed, Are In Fact the People Themselves and Include All Men Capable of Bearing Arms

Posted on July 23, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. […] To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially … Continue reading →

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First Principles: History Does Not Long Entrust the Care of Freedom To the Weak Or the Timid

Posted on July 22, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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First Principles: The Liberty of A Nation Depends Upon the Vigilance of A Few

Posted on July 21, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The liberty of a nation depends upon the vigilance of a few.” – Francis Lightfoot Lee

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First Principles: The Issue Today Is the Same As It Has Been Throughout All History, Whether Man Shall Be Allowed To Govern Himself Or To Be Ruled By A Small Elite

Posted on July 20, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: The World Looks Toward Us As A Country That May Become A Great Nursery of Arts and Sciences

Posted on July 18, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The world looks toward us as a country that may become a great nursery of arts and sciences.”– Francis Hopkinson

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First Principles: Liberty Is the Greatest Blessing That Men Enjoy, and Slavery the Heaviest Curse That Human Nature Is Capable Of

Posted on July 17, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty is the greatest blessing that men enjoy, and slavery the heaviest curse that human nature is capable of.” – Stephen Hopkins

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First Principles: The Colonies Are Striding Fast To Independence, and Ere Long Will Build An Empire Upon the Ruins of Great Britain; Will Adopt Its Constitution, Purged of Its Impurities

Posted on July 16, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The Colonies are striding fast to independence, and ere long will build an empire upon the ruins of Great Britain; will adopt its Constitution, purged of its impurities, and from an experience of its defects, will guard against those evils … Continue reading →

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First Principles: On Monday, the Great Question of Independency and Total Separation From All Political Intercourse With Great Britain Will Come On. It Will Be Carried.

Posted on July 14, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“On Monday the great question of independency and total separation from all political intercourse with Great Britain will come on. It will be carried, I expect, by a great majority, and then, I suppose we shall take upon us a … Continue reading →

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First Principles: God Forbid That the Day Should Ever Come When, In the American Mind, the Thought of Man As A Consumer Shall Submerge the Old American Thought of Man As A Creature of God

Posted on July 13, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“God forbid that the day should ever come when, in the American mind, the thought of man as a consumer shall submerge the old American thought of man as a creature of God, endowed with unalienable rights.” – Benjamin Harrison

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