Tag Archives: Liberty

First Principles: They That Can Give Up Essential Liberty To Purchase A Little Temporary Safety, Deserve Neither Liberty Nor Safety

Posted on August 11, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin (1759)

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First Principles: In Short, Is Not Liberty the Freedom of Every Person To Make Full Use of His Faculties, So Long As He Does Not Harm Other Persons While Doing So?

Posted on August 6, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so? Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism — including, of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Must Make Our Election Between Economy and Liberty, or Profusion and Servitude

Posted on July 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“We must make our election between economy and Liberty, or profusion and servitude.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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First Principles: It Is An Object of Vast Magnitude That Systems of Education Should Be Adopted…Which…May…Diffuse A Knowledge of the Sciences But May Implant…the Principles of Virtue and of Liberty

Posted on July 10, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It is an object of vast magnitude that systems of education should be adopted and pursued which may not only diffuse a knowledge of the sciences but may implant in the minds of the American youth the principles of virtue … Continue reading →

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Happiest of Independence Days, America 2021!

Posted on July 4, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Happy Fourth of July everyone! May we always remember the battles fought and wars won for America’s freedoms and liberties! May it also be recalled that it has been our honor and privilege to fight for and preserve these throughout … Continue reading →

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First Principles: God Who Gave Us Life Gave Us Liberty

Posted on July 1, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“God who gave us life gave us Liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Systems of Education Should Be Adopted…Which May Not Only Diffuse A Knowledge of the Sciences But…Implant…the Principles of Virtue and Liberty

Posted on June 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

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Thought For the Day: I Prefer Liberty With Danger To Peace With Slavery

Posted on June 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery.” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

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First Principles: He Therefore Is the Truest Friend To the Liberty of This Country Who Tries Most To Promote Its Virtue

Posted on June 24, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of this country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: America, My Friends, Is the Only Country In the World Actually Founded On Liberty…People Went To America To Be Free

Posted on June 21, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“America, my friends, is the only country in the world actually founded on liberty — the only one. People went to America to be free.” – Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)

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