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First Principles: Allow A Government To Decline Paying Its Debts and You Overthrow All Public Morality – You Unhinge All Principles That Preserve the Limits of Free Constitutions
“Allow a government to decline paying its debts and you overthrow all public morality-you unhinge all the principles that preserve the limits of free constitutions. Nothing can more affect national prosperity than a constant and systematic attention to extinguish the … Continue reading
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First Principles: Government …Springs From the Necessities of Our Nature, and Has An Everlasting Foundation In the Unchangeable Will of God
“Government is founded not on force, as was the theory of Hobbes; nor on compact, as was the theory of Locke and of the revolution of 1688; nor on property, as was the assertion of Harrington. It springs from the … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Moral Principles and Precepts Contained In the Scriptures Ought To Form the Basis of All Our Civil Constitutions and Laws
“The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws . . . The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and his Apostles . … Continue reading
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Tagged Basis, Chistianity, Civil Constitution, Civil Liberty, First Principles, Government, Law, Noah Webster, Precepts, Scripture
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First Principles: The Government of the United States Possesses No Power Whatever Over the Question of Religion
“The Government of the United States possesses no power whatever over the question of religion.” – James Buchanan
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First Principles: I Contend That the Strongest of All Governments Is That Which Is Most Free
“I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.” – John Tyler
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First Principles: The Less Government Interferes With Private Pursuits, the Better For General Prosperity
“The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.” – Martin Van Buren
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First Principles: Government Is A Trust, and the Officers of the Government Are Trustees. And Both the Trust and that Trustees Are Created For the Benefit of the People
“Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.” – Henry Clay
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First Principles: If We Fail To Check the Power of the Judiciary, I Predict That We Will Eventually Live Under Judicial Tyranny
“Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks and balances to prevent abuse of power. However, where is the check on the power of the judiciary? … Continue reading
