Tag Archives: First Prnciples

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

Posted on May 30, 2026 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

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First Principles: Political Science Carries Inseparably With It the Study of Piety, and That He Who Is Not Pious Cannot Be Truly Wise

Posted on May 27, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Political Science carries inseparably with it the study of piety, and that he who is not pious cannot be truly wise.” – Giambattiista Vico

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First Principles: The Constitutions of Most of Our States Assert That All Power Is Inherent In the People; That…It Is Their Right and Duty To Be At All Times Armed

Posted on May 26, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that… it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.“– Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: My List of Virtues Contain’d At First But Twelve: But A Quaker Friend Kindly Informed Me That I Was Generally Thought Proud.. So I Added Humility

Posted on April 9, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“My List of Virtues contain’d at first but twelve: But a Quaker Friend having kindly inform’d me that I was generally thought proud; that my Pride show’d itself frequently in Conversation; that I was not content with being in the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: All Greatness of Character Is Dependent On Individuality

Posted on February 20, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity.” – James F. Cooper

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First Principles: The Ultimate Notion of Right Is That Which Tends To the Universal Good; and When One’s Acting In A Certain Manner Has This Tendency He Has A Right Thus To Act

Posted on January 24, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one’s acting in a certain manner has this tendency he has a right thus to act.” – Francis Hutcheson

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First Principles: ‘Tis the Business of Little Minds To Shrink; But He Whose Heart Is Firm, and Whose Conscience Approves His Conduct, Will Pursue His Principles Unto Death

Posted on January 20, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: My Life Has Been Devoted To Arms, Yet I Look Upon War At All Times, and Under All Circumstances, As A National Calamity To Be Avoided If Compatible With National Honor

Posted on January 19, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“My life has been devoted to arms, yet I look upon war at all times, and under all circumstances, as a national calamity to be avoided if compatible with national honor.” – Zachary Taylor

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First Principles: Be Sober-Minded; Be Watchful. Your Adversary the Devil Prowls Around Like A Roaring Lion, Seeking Someone To Devour

Posted on January 18, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” – 1 Peter 5:8

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First Principles: Dependence Begets Subservience and Venality, Suffocates the Germ of Virtue, and Prepares Fit Tools For the Designs of Ambition

Posted on August 24, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.” – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, Query 19, 1781

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