Tag Archives: First Principles

Posted on April 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

First Principles: Let Each Citizen Remember At the Moment He Is Offering His Vote…That He Is Executing One of the Most Solemn Trusts In Human Society For Which He Is Accountable To God and His Country “Let each citizen remember … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Government Is Not Reason; It Is Not Eloquent; It Is Force. Like Fire, It Is A Dangerous Servant and A Fearful Master

Posted on April 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Perseverance and Spirit Have Done Wonders In All Ages

Posted on April 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Perseverance and Spirit have done Wonders in all ages.” – George Washington to Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler (August 20, 1775)

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First Principles: No One Can Serve Two Masters. Either You Will Hate the One and Love the Other, Or You’ll Be Devoted To the One and Despise the Other. You Cannot Serve Both God and Money

Posted on April 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.’ – Matthew 6:24 (NIV)

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First Principles: Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance: And A People Who Mean To Be Their Own Governors, Must Arm Themselves With the Power Which Knowledge Gives

Posted on April 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” – James Madison, Correspondence to W.T. Barry (August 4, 1822)

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First Principles: The Latent Causes of Faction Are Thus Sown In the Nature of Man

Posted on April 12, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man.” – James Madison (1787)

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First Principles: It Is Error Alone Which Needs the Support of Government. Truth Can Stand By Itself. Subject Opinion To Coercion: Whom Will You Make Your Inquisitors?

Posted on April 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. Subject opinion to coercion: whom will you make your inquisitors?” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)

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Posted on April 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

First Principles: The Longer I Live, the More Convincing Proofs I See of This Truth, That God Governs In the Affairs of Men “The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this Truth, that God governs in … Continue reading →

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First Principles: From the Practice of the Purest Virtue, You May Be Assured You Will Derive the Most Sublime Comforts In Every Moment of Life, and In the Moment of Death

Posted on April 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.” ― Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: The Stars of Heaven and Their Constellations Will Not Show Their Light. The Rising Sun Will Be Darkened and the Moon Will Not Give Its Light

Posted on April 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.” – Isaiah 13:10

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