Tag Archives: John Adams

First Principles: A Constitution of Government Once Changed From Freedom, Can Never Be Restored. Liberty, Once Lost, Is Lost Forever

Posted on January 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.” – John Adams, in a letter to Abigail Adams (July 7, 1775)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Abigail Adams, Changed, Constitution, First Principles, Forever, Freedom, Government, John Adams, Liberty, Lost, Restored | Leave a comment

First Principles: It Should Be Your Care…To Elevate the Minds of Our Children and Exalt Their Courage

Posted on January 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Abhorrence, Care, Children, Contempt of Meanness, Courage, Elevate, First Principles, Industry, Injustice, John Adams, Minds | Leave a comment

First Principles: There Is Nothing Which I Dread So Much As A Division of the Republic Into Two Great Parties, Each Arranged Under Its Leader, and Concerting Measures In Opposition To Each Other

Posted on December 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Apprehension, Arranged, Constitution, Division, Dread, First Principles, Greatest Political Evil, John Adams, Leader, Letter to Jonathan Jackson (October 2, Measures In Opposition, Republic, Two Great Parties | Leave a comment

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

Posted on December 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

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

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Children, Educated, First Principles, Freedom, Instructed, John Adams, Principles | Leave a comment

First Principles: If There Is A Form of Government, Whose Principles and Foundation Is A Virtue, Will Not Every Sober Man Acknowledge It Better Calculated To Promote the General Happiness Than Any Other Form

Posted on December 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“If there is a form of government, then, whose principle and foundation is virtue, will not every sober man acknowledge it better calculated to promote the general happiness than any other form?” – John Adams (1776)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Acknowledge, First Principles, Form, Foundation, Genera Happiness, Government, John Adams, Principle, Sober Man, Virtue | Leave a comment

First Principles: National Defense Is One of the Cardinal Duties of A Statesman

Posted on November 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Cardinal Duties, First Principles, John Adams, National Defense, Staesman | Leave a comment

First Principles: I’ve Always Felt That A Person’s Intelligence Is Directly Reflected By the Number of Conflicting Points of View He Can Entertain Simultaneously On the Same Topic

Posted on November 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.” – Abigail Adams, “Letters of Mrs. Adams: The Wife of John Adams”, p.539 — … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged abigail, Abigail Adams, Betterment, Classical Liberal Arts, Classroom, Colonial Period, Conflicting Points, Dsicussion, Education, Effort, Encourage, Entertain, Fallacies, Felt, First Principles, Formal Education, History, Ignorance, Intelligence, John Adams, Letters of Mrs. Adams: The Wife of John Adams, Library, Off-Limits, Reflect, Route Answers, Same Topic, School, Self-Taught, View | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Only Maxim of A Free Government Ought To Trust No Man Living With Power To Endanger the Public Liberty

Posted on October 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.” – John Adams, 2nd US president (30 Oct 1735-1826)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Endanger, First Principles, Free Govenrment, John Adams, Maxim, Power, Public Liberty, Trust | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Bible Contains the Most Profound Philosophy, the Most Perfect Morality, and the Most Refined Policy That Ever Was Conceived Upon Earth. It Is the Most Republican Book In the World

Posted on September 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The Bible contains the most profound Philosophy, the most perfect Morality, and the most refined Policy, that ever was conceived upon Earth. It is the most Republican Book in the World.” – John Adams, in a letter to Benjamin Rush … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Book, Conceive, Earth, First Principles, John Adams, Perfect Morality, Profound Philosophy, Refined Policy, The Bible, World | Leave a comment

First Principles: There Is Danger From All Men. The Only Maxim of A Free Government Ought To Be To Trust No Man Living With Power to Endanger Public Liberty

Posted on September 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.” – John Adams

Posted in First Principles | Tagged All Men, Danger, First Principles, Free Government, John Adams, Living, Maxim, Ought, Power, Public Liberty, Trust | Leave a comment