Tag Archives: Government

First Principles: The Republican Form of Government Is the Only Form of Government Not At War With the Rights of Man

Posted on May 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.” – Thomas Jefferson, Letter to William Hunter, 1790

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First Principles: We Must Not Allow Our Nation To Be In Perpetual Debt

Posted on May 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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First Principles: To Be Respected Be Respectable

Posted on May 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable, without possessing a certain portion of order and stability.” – James Madison, Federalist No. 62, 1788

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First Principles: A Republic Is Defined As Ruled By Laws Not Men

Posted on May 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams, Novanglus No. 7, 1775

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First Principles: No Government Can Restrain Humanity Set Free By Morality and Religion

Posted on April 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion.” – John Adams (1798) .. But GQ thinks you should read smutty fiction instead…

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First Principles: The Direction of War Is A Crucial Element Defining the Executive Authority

Posted on April 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Of all the cares or concerns of government, the direction of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the exercise of power by a single hand. The direction of war implies the direction of the common strength; and the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Most Productive Finance System Will Always Be The Least Burdensome

Posted on April 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no part of the administration of government that requires extensive information and a thorough knowledge of the principles of political economy, so much as the business of taxation. The man who understands those principles best will be least … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Self Defense Is A Natural Right

Posted on April 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Self-defence is a part of the law of nature; nor can it be denied the community, even against the king himself.” – John Locke (1632-1704)

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First Principles: An Objective Standard of Right and Wrong Morality Is Best Applied To the Affairs of Mankind

Posted on March 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If the people are capable of understanding, seeing and feeling the differences between true and false, right and wrong, virtue and vice, to what better principle can the friends of mankind apply than to the sense of this difference?” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Power of the People To Establish Government Presupposes the Duty of Individuals To Be Good Citizens

Posted on March 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government.” – George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796 You may read the entirety of this address … Continue reading →

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