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First Principles: The Right To Freely Examine Public Persons and Measures and Freely Communicate Is the Only Effectual Guardian of Every Other Right
“The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon … has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right.”– James Madison (1798)
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Tagged First Principles, Free Communication, Free Examination, Guardian, James Madison, Measure, Public Character, Right, Rights, The People
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First Principles: Liberty Consists In Freedom To Do All Desired That Injures No One Without Limit Except To Assure This Right To Everyone Else
“Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence the exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of … Continue reading
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Tagged Enjoy, Exercise, First Principle, Freedom, Injure, Liberty, Limit, Mankind, Maquis de Lafayette, Natural Rights, Rights, Society
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First Principles: Christianity Must Be the Basis of Government Intended To Secure the Rights and Privileges of A Free People
“In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed. … No truth is more evident to my mind than that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Basis, Children, Christianity, First Principles, First Thing, Free Government, Free People, Government, Instruct, Noah Webster, Privileges, Rights, Secure, Truth
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First Principles: Liberty of Conscience In All Just Things Makes It Impossible That Government Will Degenerate Into Tyranny
“Of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trial by jury of the vicinage in civil and criminal cases; of the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus; of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Define, Degenerate, Encroachment, Faith, First Principles, Government, Habeas Corpus, James Monroe, Libert of Conscience, Press, Right to Bear Arms, Rights, Secure, Speech, Trial By Jury, Tyranny
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First Principles: Resistance To Tyranny Is the Christian and Social Duty of Each Person
“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual …Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.”. – … Continue reading
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Tagged Chistian, Defend, Dependence, Duty, First Principles, God, Haven, Individual, John Hancock, Man, Resist, Rights, Social, Steadfast, Take, Tyranny
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Infanticide Is Not the Right Side of History
This recent move by the Democrats is as shocking as it is revolting. Below are first some thoughts that coincide with my own. Then, if I can find it, I will post here videos of these pro -infanticide politicians. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Born, Democrats, God, Human, Infanticide, Killing, Murder, Rights, Thought For the Day, Tragedy, Unborn
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First Principles: Legal Immigration To America Has Always Been Open To Those Wishing to Somewhat Assimilate and Are of Decent Conduct and Propriety
“The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations and Religions; whom we shall welcome to a participation of all our rights and privileges, if by … Continue reading
First Principles: America’s Bosom Is Open To Those With Merit and Act Decent and Have Proper Conduct
“The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations and Religions; whom we shall welcome to a participation of all our rights and privileges, if by … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Borders, Conduct, Decency, First Principles, George Washington, Merit, Nations, Oppressed, Persecuted, Privileges, Propriety, Religions, Respect, Rights, Welcome
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First Principles: Democracy Soon Degenerates Into the Depths of Such Anarchy That All Moral Virtue Is Extinguished
“Democracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man’s life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchy, Bloody, Degenerate, Democracy, Destructive, First Principles, Government, John Adams, Liberty, Moral Virtue, Political Suicide, Property, Rights, Self Righteous
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First Principles: The People’s Rights Are Derived From Natural Law Not the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
“A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.” – Thomas Jefferson (1774)
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