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First Principles: Every Prudent and Cautious Judge..Will Remember That His Duty and His Business Is, Not To Make the Law, But To Interpret and Apply It

“Every prudent and cautious judge … will remember, that his duty and his business is, not to make the law, but to interpret and apply it.” – Justice James Wilson (1742-1798) ,Member of Continental Congress, signed Declaration of Independence; U.S. … Continue reading

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First Principles: It Is By A Thorough Knowledge of the Whole Subject That People Are Enabled To Judge Correctly of the Past and To Give Proper Direction To the Future

“It is by a thorough knowledge of the whole subject that [people] are enabled to judge correctly of the past and to give a proper direction to the future.” – James Monroe

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Thought For the Day: You Are Not Judged By the Height You Have Risen, But From the Depth You Have Climbed

“You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.” – Frederick Douglass

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First Principles: It Is Not Easy To Be Wise For All Times. Not Even For the Present ; Much Less For the Future: and Those Who Judge the Past Must Recollect That When It Was Present, the Present Was Future

“It is not easy to be wise for all Times. Not even for the present; much less for the future: and those who judge of the past must recollect that when it was present, the present was future.” – Gouverneur … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Word of God Is Alive and Active. Sharper Than Any Double-Edged Sword, It Penetrates Even To Dividing Soul and Spirit, Joints and Marrow

“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” – Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)

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First Principles: No Man Is Allowed To Be A Judge In His Own Cause, Because His Interest Would Certainly Bias His Judgment, and…Corrupt His Integrity

“No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity.” – James Madison (1787)

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First Principles: History By Apprising Citizens of the Past Will Enable Them To Judge of the Future

“History by apprising [citizens] of the past will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Nature’s Laws Affirm Instead of Prohibit. If You Violate Her Laws, You Are Your Own Prosecuting Attorney, Judge, Jury, and Hangman

“Nature’s laws affirm instead of prohibit. If you violate her laws, you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman.” -Luther Burbank, horticulturist (7 Mar 1849-1926)

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Thought For the Day: The Most Certain Test By Which We Can Judge Whether A Country Is Really Free Is the Amount of Security Enjoyed By Minorities

“The most certain test by which we can judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.” –Lord Acton (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton), historian (10 Jan 1834-1902)

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Thought For the Day: Everyone May Not Be Good, But There’s Something Good In Everyone. Never Judge Anyone Shortly Because Every Saint Has A Past and Every Sinner Has A Future

“Everyone may not be good, but there’s always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.” – Oscar Wilde

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