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First Principles: It Will Not Be Denied That Power Is Of An Encroaching Nature and That It Ought To Be Effectually Restrained From Passing the Limits Assigned To It
“It will not be denied that power is of an encroaching nature and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it.” – James Madison (1788)
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First Principles: The Laws of Nature Are the Laws of God, Whose Authority Can Be Superseded By No Power On Earth
“The laws of nature are the laws of God, whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth.” – George Mason
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First Principles: The First Maxim of A Man Who Loves Liberty, Should Be Never Grant To Rulers An Atom of Power That Is Not Clearly and Indispensably Necessary
“The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly and indispensably necessary for the safety and well being of society.” – Richard Henry Lee
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Tagged Atom, First Maxim, Liberty, Love, Necessary, Power, Richard Henry Lee, Rulers, Safety, Society, The First Principles, Well Being
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First Principles: If We Fail To Check the Power of the Judiciary, I Predict That We Will Eventually Live Under Judicial Tyranny
“Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks and balances to prevent abuse of power. However, where is the check on the power of the judiciary? … Continue reading
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Tagged Checks and Balances, Contention, Divided Power, Evil, First Principles, Government, Judiciary, Patrick Henry, Power, Three Branches, Tyranny
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First Principles: Our Constitution Was Made Only For A Moral and Religious People. It Is Wholly Inadequate To the Government of Any Other
“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 Avarice, Constitutuion, Cords, First Principles, Gallantry, Govenrment, Human Passions, Inadequate, John Adams, Moral and Religious People, Morality, Net, Power, Religion, Revenge, Whale
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Thought For the Day: You Have Power Over Your Mind – Not Outside Events. Realize This, and You Will Find Strength
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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First Principles: We Have No Government Armed With Power 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 Constitution, Cords, First Principles, Government, Human Passions, Inadequate, John Adams, Moral and Religious People, Morality, Power, Religion
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First Principles: Love Is More Powerful Than Hate, Hope Is More Powerful Than Fear, Light Is More Powerful Than Dark
“Love is more powerful than hate, Hope is more powerful than fear, Light is more powerful than dark “. -Joe Biden After 25 minutes of searching through Biden quotes, this was the best I could find that everyone should find … Continue reading
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To Strive and Labor On
To Strive and Labor Onby Michael DoyleEvery day that we wake up aliveIt’s a new day for each of us to strive,To see what it is that we’re meant to do.The doing of which is up to me and you.Ours … Continue reading
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Tagged Alive, Be Kind, Build and Mend, Celebration, City Street, Daily Bread, Days End, Dedication, Farm Field, Great Nation, Hearts, Hour, Labor, Labor Day, Less Blind, Lessons, Love, Meant To Do, New Day, Poetry and Poems, Poor, Power, Progress Meets, Pulse, Reality, Richness, Sing, Skilled Hands, Song of Labor, Strive, Strong Minds, Sweat, Understand, Weaving Dreams, Wisdom, Wonderful, Work
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