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First Principles: Public Opinion Is the Ruler In Free Governments

Posted on March 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one.” – James Madison (1791)

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First Principles: A Wise and Frugal Government Restrains Its Citizens From Harming One Another But Otherwise Leaves Them Free

Posted on March 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“A wise and frugal government … shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Power Is the Essence of Government and Ever Liable To Abuse

Posted on March 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.” – James Madison (1829)

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First Principles: The Great Principles of Right and Wrong Are Knowable By All Persons

Posted on March 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every reader; to pursue them requires not the aid of many counselors. The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.” – Thomas Jefferson (1775)

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To Harvest the Wind: School Daze

Posted on March 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Part I in a series under development: To Harvest the Wind: School Daze by Michael Romani I. A breeze touches the savanna grass As the tribesmen dance in a pass Harvesting corn; some barely living This harsh life can be … Continue reading →

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First Principles: No Type of Property Is Secure Under Excessive or Inequitable Taxes

Posted on March 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“A just security to property is not afforded by that government, under which unequal taxes oppress one species of property and reward another species.” – James Madison (1792)

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First Principles: The Constitution Is An Instrument For the People To Restrain the Government

Posted on February 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.” – Patrick Henry

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First Principles: Government Is Force Like Fire, A Dangerous Servant and Fearful Master

Posted on February 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.” – George Washington

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First Principles: Justice Is the End of Government and Civil Society Ever Pursued Until Liberty Is Lost

Posted on February 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.” – James Madison (1788) … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It’s Up To All Americans To Stop the Spread of Principles Counter To Our Civil and Religious Rights

Posted on February 11, 2019 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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