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First Principles: The Government of the Absolute Majority Instead of the Government of the People Is But the Government of the Strongest Interests
“The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised.” – John C. … Continue reading
First Principles: I Believe the Bible To Be the Written Word of God and To Contain In It the Whole Rule of Faith and Manners
“I believe the Bible to be the written Word of God and to contain in it the whole rule of faith and manners.” – Robert Treat Paine
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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 Knowledge Gives
“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
“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
“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: All Greatness of Character Is Dependent On Individuality
“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
“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
“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
“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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