Tag Archives: Patrick Henry

First Principles: From Many Parts We Have Become An American One

Posted on September 25, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian, but an American.  – Patrick Henry, Speech in the First Continental Congress, Philadelphia (14 October 1774) All of this polarization keeps getting nastier … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Constitution Constrains the Government Not the People

Posted on August 10, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.”  – Patrick Henry            

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First Principles: Bad Men Cannot Be Good Citizens

Posted on June 25, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom.” – Patrick Henry Those who say that what a person does in private does not concern the public square might want … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Our Republic Is Predicated on Christian Tolerance

Posted on June 23, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have … Continue reading →

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