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First Principles: It Is the Manners and Spirit of A People Which Preserve A Republic In Vigor

Posted on June 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the manners and spirit of a people which preserve a republic in vigor. A degeneracy in these is a canker which soon eats to the heart of its laws and constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)

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Thought For the Day: An Armed Society Is A Polite Society

Posted on January 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“An armed society is a polite society.” – Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)

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First Principles: No People Will Tamely Surrender Their Liberties Or Be Easily Subdued When Knowledge Is Diffused and Virtue Is Preserved

Posted on January 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffused and virtue is preserved. On the contrary, when people are universally ignorant, and debauched in their manners, they will sink under their own … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Manners Are A Sensitive Awareness of the Feelings of Others

Posted on October 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.” – Emily Post, author and columnist (27 Oct 1872-1960)

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First Principles: Neither the Wisest Constitution Nor the Wisest Laws Will Secure the Liberty and Happiness of A People Whose Manners Are Universally Corrupt

Posted on October 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.” – Samuel Adams (1749)

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First Principles: Neither the Wisest Constitution Nor the Wisest Laws Will Secure Liberty and Happiness of A People Whose Manners Are Universally Corrupt

Posted on August 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.” – Samuel Adams

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First Principles: Virtue, Morality and Religion Are the Armor That Renders Us Invincible

Posted on August 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“. . . Virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone that renders us invincible. These are the tactics we should study. If we lose these, we are conquered, fallen indeed . . . so … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Persons In Places of Public Trust Must Be of Immaculate Character

Posted on January 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is more essential to the establishment of manners in a State than that all persons employed in places of power and trust must be men of unexceptionable characters.” – Samuel Adams (1775)

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First Principles: A Breakdown In the People’s Manners and Spirit Leads To the Destruction of Its Laws and Constitution

Posted on December 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

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First Principles: Persons In High Offices of Public Service Should Have High Moral Character

Posted on October 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is more essential to the establishment of manners in a state than that all persons employed in places of power and trust must be men of unexceptionable characters.” – Samuel Adams (1775) … Continue reading →

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