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First Principles: Mankind Is Equal Before God and Law but Not In Talents, Abilities and Application of These
“When we say, that all men are equal; we mean not to apply this equality to their virtues, their talents, their dispositions, or their acquirements.” – James Wilson, Man as a Member of Society, 1791
First Principles: Never Abandon Reason
“Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the spot of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they call faith, takes the helm from the hand … Continue reading
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Tagged Absurdiities, First Principles, Guard, Guillibility, Mankind, Mind, Reason, Rudder, Surrender, Thomas Jefferson
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Partake
Though I would be among the first to argue That earth day should be an everyday view I would also be among the first to encourage others to partake of the beauty with courage Courage enough to stand for what … Continue reading
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Tagged Argue, Courage, Cruelty, Daily Prompt, Earth Day, Encourage, Every Day, Fauna, Flora, Mankind, Nurture, Paradise, Partake, Posterity, Protection, Right, Sight, View, Wilderness, Wordpress
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Fret
I have this sterling sort of friend named Frets Who works very hard for all his fellow Vets Although some try to say it’s in the end very small I salute him as honorably giving us his all It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, Daily Prompt, Fret, Frets, Hero, Honor, Mankind, Microcosm, Responsibility, Strive, Veterans, Wordpress
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First Principles: An Objective Standard of Right and Wrong Morality Is Best Applied To the Affairs of Mankind
“If the people are capable of understanding, seeing and feeling the differences between true and false, right and wrong, virtue and vice, to what better principle can the friends of mankind apply than to the sense of this difference?” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Application, Comprehension, Constitution, First Principles, Government, John Adams, Mankind, Morality, Objective, Understanding
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First Principles: America’s Cause Is the World’s Cause
“The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.” – Thomas Paine The American experiment in the people ruling themselves is maybe the greatest and most noble experiment in the world’s history. Around the world … Continue reading
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Tagged America, First Principles, Freedom, Liberty, Mankind, Self Rule, Thomas Paine
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Thought For the Day: It Took Five Billion Years To Make Man
“It took less than an hour to make the atoms, a few hundred million years to make the stars and planets, but five billion years to make man!” – George Gamow, physicist and cosmologist (4 Mar 1904-1968) … Continue reading
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Tagged Atoms, George Gamow, Hours, Mankind, Millions, Thought For the Day, Universe, Years
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First Principles: Love of Power Is Natural and Often Abused
“A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired.” – Alexander Hamilton (1775)
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Tagged Abuse, Alexander Hamilton, First Principles, Fondness, Mankind, Natural, Power, Viligence
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First Principles: Man Without Reason Is Like A Ship Without A Rudder
“Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.” — Thomas Jefferson (1822)
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Tagged Absurdities, Discernment, First Principles, Humanity, Mankind, Reason, Rudder, Ship, Thomas Jefferson, Winds
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First Principles: The Cause of America Is the Cause of All Mankind
“The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.” – Thomas Paine (1776) You may read Common Sense by Thomas Paine here: http://www.bartleby.com/133/ …and you should… 😉
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Tagged America, Classical Liberalism, Common Sense, First Principles, Freedom, History, Liberty, Mankind, Republicanism, Thomas Paine
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