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First Principles: Always Vote For Principle, Though You May Vote Alone, and You May Cherish the Sweetest Reflection That Your Vote Is Never Lost

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” – John Quincy Adams

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Thought For the Day: Not By Force of Arms Are Civilizations Held Together, But By Subtle Threads of Moral and Intellectual Principle

“Not by force of arms are civilizations held together, but by subtle threads of moral and intellectual principle.” – Russell Kirk

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First Principles: In Matters of Style, Swim With the Current; In Matters of Principle, Stand Like A Rock

“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson

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Thought For the Day: Change Your Opinions, Keep To Your Principles; Change Your Leaves, Keep Intact Your Roots

“Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.” – Victor Hugo

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First Principles: Moderation In Temper Is Always A Virtue, But Moderation In Principle Is Always A Vice

“Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice.” – Thomas Paine

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First Principles: The Highest Glory of the American Revolution Was This: It Connected In One Indissoluble Bond the Principle of Civil Government With the Principles of Christianity

“The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” – John Quincy Adams

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First Principles: If There Is A Form of Government, Then, Whose Principle and Foundation Is Virtue, Will Not Every Sober Man Acknowledge It Better Calculated To Promote the General Happiness Than Any Other Form

“If there is a form of government, then, whose principle and foundation is virtue, will not every sober man acknowledge it better calculated to promote the general happiness than any other form?” – John Adams (1776), in Thoughts On Government

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First Principles: If There Is A Form of Government, Whose Principles and Foundation Is A Virtue, Will Not Every Sober Man Acknowledge It Better Calculated To Promote the General Happiness Than Any Other Form

“If there is a form of government, then, whose principle and foundation is virtue, will not every sober man acknowledge it better calculated to promote the general happiness than any other form?” – John Adams (1776)

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First Principles: The Principle of the Constitution Is That of A Separation of Legislative, Executive and Judiciary Functions, Except In Cases Specified

“The principle of the Constitution is that of a separation of legislative, Executive and Judiciary functions, except in cases specified. If this principle be not expressed in direct terms, it is clearly the spirit of the Constitution, and it ought … Continue reading

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First Principles: I Beg To Know Upon What Principle It Can Be Contended That Any One Department Draws From the Constitution Greater Powers

“I acknowledge, in the ordinary course of government, that the exposition of the laws and Constitution devolves upon the judicial. But I beg to know upon what principle it can be contended that any one department draws from the Constitution … Continue reading

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