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First Principles: If Men Were Angels, No Government Would Be Necessary

Posted on May 13, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Best of All Government Is That Which Teaches Us To Govern Ourselves

Posted on May 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The best of all government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

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First Principles: The First and Governing Maxim In the Interpretation of A Statute Is To Discovery the Meaning of Those Who Made It

Posted on April 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The first and governing maxim in the interpretation of a statute is to discover the meaning of those who made it.” – James Wilson, Of the Study of Law in the United States, 1790

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Thought For the Day: One of the Undeniable Objectives of Wokeism Is To Disrupt Current Systems, Crippling Society By Eliminating the Common Ground of Facts

Posted on April 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“One of the undeniable objectives of wokeism is to disrupt current systems, crippling society by eliminating the common ground of facts and replacing it with ideas that can and will cause constant conflict. This is no longer a battle between … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: When A Government Takes Over People’s Economic Life It Becomes Absolute, and When It Has Become Absolute It Destroys…the Meaning of the People It Governs

Posted on March 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“When a government takes over a people’s economic life it becomes absolute, and when it has become absolute it destroys the arts, the minds, the liberties and the meaning of the people it governs.” – Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)

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First Principles: If Angels Were To Govern Men, Neither External Nor Internal Controls On Government Would Be Necessary

Posted on November 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary…. [But lacking these] you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Best of All Government Is That Which Teaches Us To Govern Ourselves

Posted on May 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The best of all government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832

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First Principles: The Principles That Wil Govern Me In the High Duty To Which My Country Calls Me Is A Strict Adherence To the Letter and Spirit of the Constitution

Posted on April 24, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“For myself, therefore, I desire to declare that the principle that will govern me in the high duty to which my country calls me is a strict adherence to the letter and spirit of the Constitution as it was designed … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Not Being Able To Govern Events, I Govern Myself

Posted on February 28, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.” – Michel de Montaigne, essayist (28 Feb 1533-1592)

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First Principles: A Popular Government, Without Popular Information, Or the Means of Acquiring It, Is But A Prologue to A Farce Or A Tragedy; Or, Perhaps Both

Posted on December 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, … Continue reading →

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