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First Principles: The Ordaining of Laws In Favor of One Part of the Nation, To the Prejudice and Oppression of Another, Is Certainly the Most Erroneous Policy
“History affords us many instances of the ruin of states, by the prosecution of measures ill suited to the temper and genius of their people. The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice … Continue reading
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Tagged Advantage, Animosity, Another, Benjamin Franklin, Between, Dispensation, Equal, Favor, First Principles, History, Instance, Jealous, Law, Measures, Oppression, Ordain, People, Prejudice, Privileges, Protection, Rights, Ruin, State, Weaken, Whole
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Thought For the Day: To Be Reliable, Full of Love, True In Affection, Predictable, Grateful and Loyal Are Difficult Standards For People To Live By
“Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.” – Alfred Armand Montapert
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Tagged Action, Affection, Alfred Armand Montpert, Animals, Difficult, Full, Grateful, Live Up To, Love, Loyal, People, Predictable, Reliable, Standards, Thought For the Day, True
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First Principles: There Is No Government Capable of Contending With Human Passions Unbridled By Morality and Religion
“We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambition, Avarice, Constitution, Contend, Cord, First Principles, Gallantry, Government, Human, Inadequate, John Adams, Moral, Morality, Net, Other, Passion, People, Power, Religion, Religious, Revenge, Whale
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First Principles: The Real Man Smiles In Trouble, Smiles In Trouble, Gathers Strength From Distress and Grows Brave By Reflection
“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” – Thomas Paine Allowing of the context of the mores of the time and circumstances, please extrapolate this to his real meaning, ‘real people with true … Continue reading
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Tagged Brave, Character, Distress, First Principles, Gather, Grow, People, Real, Reflection, Smile, Strength, Thomas Paine, Trouble
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Thought For the Day: Trust Is Built On Telling the Truth, Not Telling People What They Want To Hear
“Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.” – Simon Sinek
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Thought For the Day: People Should Be As Concerned With Clearing the Innocent As Punishing the Guilty
“I hear much of people’s calling out to punish the guilty, but very few are concerned to clear the innocent.” – Daniel Defoe (1660-1731)
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Tagged Call, Clear, Concern, Daniel Defoe, Few, Guilty, Hear, Innocent, People, Punish, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance and A People Who Mean To Be Their Own Governors Must Arm Themselves With the Power Which Knowledge Gives
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” – James Madison
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First Principles: Our Constitution Is Made Only For A Moral and Religious People and Wholly Inadequate To the Government of Any Others
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” – John Adams (1798) The choice in this pending election is liberty or socialism. Choose wisely.
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First Principles: As Long As There Are Two Or More Sides To Every Question, People Acting With Character and Energy Will Have Enemies
“Men of energy of character must have enemies; because there are two sides to every question, and taking one with decision, and acting on it with effect, those who take the other will of course be hostile in proportion as … Continue reading
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Tagged Act, Character, Decision, Effect, Enemies, Energy, Feel, First Principles, Hostile, People, Proportion, Question, Thomas Jefferson, Two Sides
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