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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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First Principles: And He Will Go On Before the Lord, In the Spirit and Power of Elijah, To Turn the Hearts of the Parents To Their Children and the Disobedient To the Wisdom of the Righteous

Posted on July 12, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Always Vote For Principle, Though You May Vote Alone, and You May Cherish the Sweetest Reflection That Your Vote Is Never Lost

Posted on July 11, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” – John Quincy Adams

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First Principles: For the Fetus, Though Enclosed In the Womb of Its Mother, Is Already A Human Being, and It Is A Monstrous Crime To Rob It of the Life Which It Has Not Yet Begun To Enjoy

Posted on July 10, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“For the fetus, though enclosed in the womb of its mother, is already a human being, and it is a monstrous crime to rob it of the life which it has not yet begun to enjoy. If it seems more … Continue reading →

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