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First Principles: They Define A Republic To Be A Government of Laws, and Not of Men

Posted on October 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams (1775) Learn more about the Founders’ intentions with respect to establishing the United States of America as a republic not a democracy here: … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Be Not Too Hasty To Trust or Admire the Teachers of Morality; They Discourse Like Angels But They Live Like Men

Posted on October 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Be not too hasty to trust or admire the teachers of morality; they discourse like angels but they live like men.” – Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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First Principles: If Men Were Angels, No Government Would Be Necessary

Posted on October 1, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Natural Cure For an Ill-Administration, In A Popular or Representative Constitution, Is A Change of Men

Posted on September 2, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)

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First Principles: The Natural Cure For an Ill-Administration…Is A Change of Men

Posted on August 4, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The natural cure for an ill-administration … is a change of men.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)

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First Principles: Those Who Expect To Reap the Blessings of Freedom, Must, Like Men, Undergo the Fatigues of Supporting It

Posted on July 9, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine (1777)

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Thought For the Day: It Is Not Titles That Make Men Illustrious, But Men Who Make Titles Illustrious

Posted on May 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not titles that make men illustrious, but men who make titles illustrious.” -Niccolo Machiavelli, political philosopher and author (3 May 1469-1527)

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Thought For the Day: Men Are Never So Likely To Settle A Question Rightly As When They Discuss It Freely

Posted on April 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Men are never so likely to settle a question rightly as when they discuss it freely.” – Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859)

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Thought For the Day: If Men Use Their Liberty In Such A Way As To Surrender Their Liberty, Are They Thereafter Any the Less Slaves?

Posted on March 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“If men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less slaves? If people by a plebiscite elect a man despot over them, do they remain free because the despotism was … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is Easier To Lead Men To Combat, Stirring Up Their Passion, Than To Restrain Them and Direct Them Toward the Patient Labors of Peace

Posted on November 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.” – Andre Gide, author, Nobel laureate (1869-1951)

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