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Thought For the Day: In Any Free Society, the Conflict Between Social Conformity and Individual Liberty Is Permanent, Unresolvable, and Necessary
“In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.” – Kathleen Norris, novelist and columnist (27 Jul 1880-1966)
First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American…To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles, ..Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled
“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled. It must be the combined virtue of the rulers and of the people … Continue reading
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Tagged Bled, Cause, Civil and Religious Rights, Destructive, Dissemination, Endeavor, Energy, Every American, First Principles, Form, Government, Mercy Warren, Necessary, Principles, Tyranny
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First Principles: If Men Were Angels, No Government Would Be Necessary
“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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Tagged Administer, Angels, Control, Control Itself, Controls, Difficulty, Federalist No. 51, First Principles, Frame, Govern, Governed, James Madison, Men, Necessary, No Government, Oblige
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First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American, With Becoming Energy To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles Evidently Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled
“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled.” – Mercy Warren (1805)
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Tagged Bled, Cause, Destructive, Dissemination, Endeavor, Energy, Every American, First Principles, Mercy Otis Warren, Necessary, Principles, Stop
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First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American, With Becoming Energy To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles Evidently Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled
“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled. It must be the combined virtue of the rulers and of the people … Continue reading
First Principles: Become Honorable By Being Necessary
“I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, become honorable by being necessary.” – Nathan Hale, 1776
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Tagged Country, Exigencies, Expectation, First Principles, Honorable, Influence, Nathan Hale, Necessary, Pecuniary, Promotion, Public Good, Reward, Service, Useful
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First Principles: Wisdom, and Good Examples Are Necessary At This Time To Rescue the Political Machine From the Impending Storm
“Wisdom, and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.” – George Washington, Letter to James Madison (November 5, 1786)
First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American, With Becoming Energy To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles Evidently Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled
“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled.” – Mercy Warren (1805)
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Tagged Bled, Cause, Destructive, Dissemination, Energy, Every Amercian, First Principles, Mercy Warren, Necessary, Principles
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Thought For the Day: If I Knew of Something That Could Serve My Nation But Would Ruin Another, I Would Not Propose It To My Prince, For I Am First A Man
“If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman … because I am necessarily a man, … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Frenchman, Knew, Man, Montesquieu, Nation, Necessary, Prince, Propose, Ruin, Serve, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: The Line Dividing Good and Evil Cuts Through the Heart of Every Human Being
If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every … Continue reading