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First Principles: Experiments In Government Should Be Based On Honesty
“This I hope will be the age of experiments in government, and that their basis will be founded in principles of honesty, not of mere force.” — Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Adams, 1796 What it should never be besides … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, Force, Government, Honestly, John Adams, Political Theory, Reformation, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: Guard Public Liberty Attentively
“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.” –Patrick Henry, in a speech at the Virginia … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill of Rights, Constitution, First Principles, Force, Government, Patrick Henry, Public Liberty, Vigilance
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Forces of Gravitation – Faraday
“When we consider the magnitude and extent of his discoveries and their influence on the progress of science and of industry, there is no honour too great to pay to the memory of Faraday, one of the greatest scientific discoverers … Continue reading
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Tagged Electricity, Force, Gravity, Harvard Classics, Light, Lines of Force, Michael Faraday, Science
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Thought For the Day: The Strong Must Be Just
“Justice without force is impotent. Force without justice is tyranny. Unable to make what is just strong, we have made what is strong just.” —Blaise Pascal (1623- 1662) And so it is as it must be, we must be both … Continue reading
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Tagged Blaise Pascal, Force, Impotence, Justice, Thought For the Day, Tyranny
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