Tag Archives: John Adams

First Principles: Liberty Must At All Hazards Be Supported

Posted on August 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Burning of An Author’s Books, Imprisonment For Opinion’s Sake, Has Always Been the Tribute That An Ignorant Age Pays To the Genius of Its Time

Posted on July 26, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The burning of an author’s books, imprisonment for opinion’s sake, has always been the tribute that an ignorant age pays to the genius of its time.” – Joseph Allen (1749-1827)

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First Principles: We Ought To Consider What Is the End of Government Before We Determine Which Is the Best Form

Posted on July 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“We ought to consider what is the end of government before we determine which is the best form. Upon this point all speculative politicians will agree that the happiness of society is the end of government, as all divines and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Must Be A Positive Passion For the Public Good, the Public Interest, Honor, Power, and Glory, Established In the Minds of the People, Or There Can Be No Republican Government

Posted on July 14, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“There must be a positive passion for the public good, the public interest, honour, power and glory, established in the minds of the people, or there can be no republican government, nor any real liberty: and this public passion must … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Our Constitution Was Made Only For A Moral and Religious People. It Is Wholly Inadequate To the Government of Any Other

Posted on July 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“But should the people of America once become capable of that deep simulation towards one another, and towards foreign nations, which assumes the language of justice and moderation while it is practicing iniquity and extravagance and displays in the most … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Public Virtue Cannot Exist In A Nation Without Private, and Public Virtue Is the Only Foundation of Republics

Posted on June 27, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics. There must be a positive passion for the public good, the public interest, honour, power and glory, established in the minds of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Foundation of National Morality Must Be Laid In Private Families

Posted on June 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The foundation of national morality must be laid in private families. … In vain are schools, academies, and universities instituted, if loose principles and licentious habits are impressed upon children in their earliest years.” – John Adams (1778)

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First Principles: I Am Well Aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure That It Will Cost To Maintain This Declaration, and Support and Defend These States

Posted on May 30, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure that it will cost to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States.” – John Adams

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First Principles: Our Obligations To Our Country Never Cease But With Our Lives

Posted on May 26, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.” – John Adams (1808)

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First Principles: Children Should Be Educated and Instructed In the Principles of Freedom

Posted on May 25, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.” – John Adams, Defense of Constitutions, 1787

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