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First Principles: I Am A Friend To Righteous Government, To A Government Founded Upon the Principles of Reason and Justice; But I Glory In Avowing My Eternal Enmity To Tyranny
“Some boast of being friends to government; I am a friend to righteous government, to a government founded upon the principles of reason and justice; but I glory in publicly avowing my eternal enmity to tyranny.” – John Hancock
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First Principles: Every Government Degenerates When Trusted To the Rulers of the People Alone. The People Themselves, Therefore, Are Its Only Safe Depositories
“Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)
First Principles: Our Constitution Is An Instrument For the People To Restrain the Government
“[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.” – Patrick Henry
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 