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First Principles: Government Is Not Reason; It Is Not Eloquent; It Is Force. Like Fire, It Is A Dangerous Servant and A Fearful Master.
“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it … Continue reading
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First Principles: To Be Prepared For War, Is One of the Most Effectual Means of Preserving Peace
“To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” —George Washington (1790) (I believe the Trump Administration just adequately demonstrated the veracity of this statement quite well.)
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First Principles: Let Your Heart Feel For the Afflictions and Distresses of Every One
“Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distresses of every one, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse; remembering always the estimation of the widow’s mite, but, that it is not every one who asketh that … Continue reading
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First Principles: There Can Be No Greater Error Than To Expect, Or Calculate Upon Real Favours From Nation to Nation. ‘Tis An Illusion Which Experience Must Cure
“There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate upon real favours from Nation to Nation. ’Tis an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.” – George Washington (1796)
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First Principles: If the Laws Are To Be So Trampled Upon With Impunity, and A Minority Is To Dictate To the Majority, There Is An End Put At One Stroke To Republican Government
“If the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be … Continue reading
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An Introduction To First Principles
There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” —George Washington (1795) In the affirmative: Though the founding principles of the United States were drawn from another era, these principles remain essential to … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Preservation of the Sacred Fire of Liberty, and the Destiny of the Republican Model of Government…Staked On the Experiment Entrusted To the Hands of the American People
“The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.” – George Washington (1789)
First Principles: Happiness Depends More Upon the Internal Frame of A Person’s Own Mind Than On the Externals In the World
“Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.” – George Washington
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First Principles: Promote, Then, As An Object of Primary Importance, Institutions For the General Diffusion of Knowledge…It Is Essential That Public Opinion Should Be Enlightened
“Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.” – George Washington, … Continue reading
First Principles: If the Laws Are To Be Trampled Upon With Impunity, and A Minority Is To Dictate To the Majority, There Is An End Put At One Stroke To Republican Government
“If the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be … Continue reading
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