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First Principles: The Richest Inheritance Is To Pass On Christianity To Our Family
“I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian Religion. If they had that and I had not given them one shilling … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Family, First Principles, Inheritance, Patrick Henry, Property, Religion, Rich
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First Principles: No National Church Should Be Established
“All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty.” – Henry Clay, statesman and orator (12 Apr 1777-1852) Clay was really from the second generation of the Republic, but, … Continue reading
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First Principles: Matters of Belief Are Between A Person’s Soul and God
“Religion is ‘twixt God and my own soul, Nor saint, nor sage, can boundless thought control.” – Judith Sargent Murray
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First Principles: We Should Attend To the Higher Duties of Being Both Patriotic and Christian
“While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the … Continue reading
First Principles: Religion and Law Are Twin Sisters
“Far from being rivals or enemies, religion and law are twin sisters, friends, and mutual assistants. Indeed, these two sciences run into each other. The divine law, as discovered by reason and the moral sense, forms an essential part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Authority, Divine, Enemies, First Principles, Friends, Human Law, James Wilson, Law, Religion, Rivals, Twin Sisters
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First Principles: Let Us Never Forget That America’s Inheritance Rests On A History of Heroes Struggling For Our Future Generations
“Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial … Continue reading
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First Principles: Man’s Wickedness Will Only Increase Without Religion
“If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?” – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principles: The Essential Principles of the United States Are Equal and Exact Justice To All Persons
“It is proper you should understand what I deem the essential principles of our government… Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political.” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)
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First Principles: Heresies In Politics and Religious Are Equally Incurable Through Persecution
“In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)
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First Principles: Education Uncoupled From Religion Harms Morality and Principles
“Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.” – Benjamin Rush (1783)
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