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First Principles: Without Justice Being Freely, Fully, and Impartially Administered, Neither Our Persons, Nor Our Rights, Nor Our Property Can Be Protected

“Without justice being freely, fully, and impartially administered, neither our persons, nor our rights, nor our property, can be protected. And if these, or either of them, are regulated by no certain laws, and are subject to no certain principles, … Continue reading

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First Principles: Stepping Up In Opposition

Stepping up in opposition to the gravitational suck of those who attempt to redefine what freedom and liberty mean:           A fundamental difference between the allegedly progressive and true classical liberal idealists, now called conservatives, is in how freedom and … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Deterioration of Every Government Begins With the Decay of the Principles On Which It Was Founded

“The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.” – Baron de Montesquieu

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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: The Moment That Government Appears At Market, the Principles of the Market Will Be Subverted

“The moment that government appears at market, the principles of the market will be subverted.” – Edmund Burke (After January 20th, watch with me and see that the “supply chain” crisis dissipates and the free market begins to restore the … Continue reading

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First Principles: Children Should Be Educated and Instructed In the Principles of Freedom

“Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.” – John Adams

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First Principles: Equal and Exact Justice To All Men, of Whatever Persuasion, Religious Or Political

“Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political.” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)

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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

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First Principles: Without Religion, I Believe That Learning Does Real Mischief To the Morals and Principles of Mankind

“Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.” – Benjamin Rush (1783)

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Thought For the Day: Nothing Can Bring You Peace But Yourself. Nothing Can Bring You Peace But the Triumph of Principles

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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