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First Principles: The Foundation of National Morality Must Be Laid In Private Families

Posted on November 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The foundation of national morality must be laid in private families. … In vain are Schools, Academies, and Universities instituted, if loose principles and licentious habits are impressed upon children in their earliest years.” – John Adams (1778)

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First Principles: If We Can Prevent the Government From Wasting the Labors of the People, Under the Pretence of Taking Care of Them, They Must Become Happy

Posted on October 31, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.” – Thomas Jefferson (1802)

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First Principles: There Must Be Associations of Men of Unshaken Fortitude. A General Dissolution of Principles & Manners Will More Surely Overthrow the Liberties of America Than the Whole Force of the Common Enemy

Posted on October 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“…(T)here must be Associations of Men of unshaken Fortitude. A general Dissolution of Principles & Manners will more surely overthrow the Liberties of America than the whole Force of the Common Enemy.” – Samuel Adams, in a letter to James Warren, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Bear One Another’s Burdens, and So Fulfill the Law of Christ

Posted on October 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” – Galatians 6:2 (NIV)

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First Principles: You Must First Enable the Government To Control the Governed; and In the Next Place, Oblige It To Control Itself

Posted on October 28, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A Morsel of Genuine History Is A Thing So Rare As To Be Always Valuable

Posted on October 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable.” – Thomas Jefferson (1817)

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First Principles: If the Policy of the Government Upon Vital Questions Affecting the Whole People Is To Be Irrevocably Fixed By Decisions of the Supreme Court…The People Will Have Ceased To Be Their Own Rulers

Posted on October 25, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“[I]f the policy of the government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court…the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Wish Not So Much To Live Long As To Live Well

Posted on October 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Wish not so much to live long as to live well.” – Benjamin Franklin (1746)

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First Principles: Freedom of Speech May Be Taken Away, and, Dumb and Silent We May Be Led Like Sheep, To the Slaughter

Posted on October 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

[I]f Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can invite the consideration of Mankind, reason is of no use to us; the freedom of Speech … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Blessed Are the Peacemakers, For They Will Be Called the Children of God

Posted on October 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” – (Matthew 5:9)

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