Tag Archives: Form

First Principle: I Am Opposed To Any Form of Tyranny Over the Mind of Man

Posted on November 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I am opposed to any form of tyranny over the mind of man.” – Thomas Jefferson

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Thought For the Day: One of the Most Sincere Forms of Respect Is Actually Listening To What Another Has To Say

Posted on September 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” – Bryant H. McGill

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First Principles: The Constitution…Is A Mere Thing of Wax In the Hands of the Judiciary Which They May Twist and Shape Into Any Form They Please

Posted on May 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The Constitution … is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary which they may twist and shape into any form they please.” – Thomas Jefferson (1819)

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First Principles: I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God Eternal Hostility Against Every Form of Tyranny Over the Mind of Man

Posted on April 7, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: If There Is A Form of Government, Whose Principles and Foundation Is A Virtue, Will Not Every Sober Man Acknowledge It Better Calculated To Promote the General Happiness Than Any Other Form

Posted on December 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“If there is a form of government, then, whose principle and foundation is virtue, will not every sober man acknowledge it better calculated to promote the general happiness than any other form?” – John Adams (1776)

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Thought For the Day: Patience Is Also A Form of Action

Posted on November 12, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Patience is also a form of action.” -Auguste Rodin, sculptor (12 Nov 1840-1917), attributed to Rodin in Hesitation: Impulsivity and Reflection, p.124, by Leonard William Doob — Action is most commonly thought of as being proactive and doing something tangible. … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The First Transactions of A Nation, Like Those of an Individual Upon His First Entrance Into Life Make the Deepest Impression, and Are To Form the Leading Traits In Its Character

Posted on October 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The first transactions of a nation, like those of an individual upon his first entrance into life make the deepest impression, and are to form the leading traits in its character.” – George Washington (1788)

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First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American, With Becoming Energy To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles Evidently Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled

Posted on October 4, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled. It must be the combined virtue of the rulers and of the people … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Democracy Is the Most Vile Form of Government

Posted on September 28, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Democracy is the most vile form of government.” – James Madison Memo to the Swamp and its supporters… We live in a republic.

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First Principles: The Problem To Be Solved Is, Not What Form of Government Is Perfect, But Which of the Forms Is Least Imperfect

Posted on August 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is a misfortune. This necessity however exists; and the problem to be solved is, not what form … Continue reading →

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