Tag Archives: George Washington

First Principles: It Is the Duty of All Nations To Acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, To Obey His Will, To Be Grateful For His Benefits, and Humbly To Implore His Protection and Favors

Posted on December 11, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.” – George Washington (1789)

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First Principles: Your Love of Liberty – Your Respect for the Laws… and Your Practice of the Moral and Religious Obligations, Are the Strongest Claims to National and Individual Happiness

Posted on December 10, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Your love of liberty — your respect for the laws — your habits of industry — and your practice of the moral and religious obligations, are the strongest claims to national and individual happiness.” – George Washington (1789)

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First Principles: A Good Moral Character Is the First Essential In A Man

Posted on December 9, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“A good moral character is the first essential in a man.” – George Washington

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First Principles: We Have Therefore To Resolve To Conquer or Die… Let Us Therefore Rely Upon the Goodness of the Cause, and the Aid of the Supreme Being, In Whose Hands Victory Is

Posted on November 18, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die. … Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the Cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands Victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Tis Folly In One Nation To Look For Disinterested Favors From Another

Posted on November 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Tis folly in one Nation to look for disinterested favors from another; that it must pay with a portion of its Independence for whatever it may accept under that character; that by such acceptance, it may place itself in the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Army…Is A Dangerous Instrument To Play With

Posted on November 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The Army … is a dangerous instrument to play with.” -George Washington (1783)

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First Principles: The Foundations of Our National Policy Will Be Laid In the Pure and Immutable Principles of Private Morality

Posted on November 1, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of free government be exemplified by all the attributes which can win the affections of its citizens, and command … Continue reading →

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First Principles: No Pecuniary Consideration Is More Urgent, Than the Regular Redemption and Discharge of the Public Debt; On None Can Delay Be More Injurious

Posted on October 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“No pecuniary consideration is more urgent, than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt: on none can delay be more injurious, or an economy of time more valuable.” – George Washington, Message to the House of Representatives, 1793

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First Principles: There Is But One Straight Course, and That Is To Seek the Truth and Pursue It Steadily

Posted on October 21, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” – George Washington (1795)

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First Principles: There Is But One Straight Course, and That Is To Seek Truth and Pursue It Steadily

Posted on September 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” – George Washington (1795)

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