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First Principles: It Should Be Our Endeavor To Cultivate the Peace and Friendship of Every Nation

Posted on October 11, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

““It should be our endeavor to cultivate the peace and friendship of every nation.” – Thomas Jefferson (1787)

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First Principles: Let Us Recollect That Peace Or War Will Not Always Be Left To Our Option.. However Moderate or Unambitious We May Be

Posted on October 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.” – Alexander Hamilton … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Are Either A United People, Or We Are Not. If the Former, Let Us, In All Matters of General Concern Act As A Nation

Posted on October 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all matters of general concern act as a nation, which have national objects to promote, and a national character to support. If we are … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Civilization Is A Hopeless Race To Discover Remedies For the Evils It Produces

Posted on October 7, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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First Principles: The Laws of Nature Are the Laws of God, Whose Authority Can Be Superseded By No Power On Earth

Posted on October 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The laws of nature are the laws of God, whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth.” – George Mason

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First Principles: Therefore Let Us Stop Passing Judgment On One Another. Instead, Make Up Your Mind Not To Put Any Stumbling Bock Or Obstacle In the Way Of A Brother Or Sister

Posted on October 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Of All the Dispositions and Habits Which Lead To Political Prosperity, Religion and Morality (Honesty) Are Indispensable Supports

Posted on October 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality (honesty) are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness, these … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Allow A Government To Decline Paying Its Debts and You Overthrow All Public Morality – You Unhinge All the Principles That Preserve the Limits of Free Constitutions

Posted on October 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Allow a government to decline paying its debts and you overthrow all public morality-you unhinge all the principles that preserve the limits of free constitutions. Nothing can more affect national prosperity than a constant and systematic attention to extinguish the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Woe To Those Who Call Evil Good and Good Evil, Who Put Darkness For Light and Light For Darkness, Who Put Bitter For Sweet and Sweet For Bitter

Posted on October 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A Republic, By Which I Mean A Government In Which the Scheme of Representation Takes Place, Opens A Different Prospect and Promises the Cure For Which We Are Seeking

Posted on September 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“A republic, by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect and promises the cure for which we are seeking.” – James Madison (1790)

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