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First Principles: We Came As Equals Into This World and We Shall Leave This World As Equals As Well
“We came equals into this world, and equals shall we go out of it.” – George Mason
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Tagged Born, Enjoyment of Life, Equal, First Princioples, Free, Geoge Mason, Happiness, Independent, Inherent, Libery, Natural Rights, Property, Safety, We, World
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Thought For the Day: Government Has No Right To Control Individual Liberty Beyond What Is Necessary To the Safety and Well-Being of Society
“Government has no right to control individual liberty beyond what is necessary to the safety and well-being of society. Such is the boundary which separates the power of the government and the liberty of the citizen or subject in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boundary, Citizen, Control, Government, Individual Liberty, John C Calhoun, Liberty, Necessary, Power, Right, Safety, Separates, Society, Thought For the Day, Well Being
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First Principles: Religion Is Of Public Concern and In Great Measure Fosters the Peace and Good Order of Government
“Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety and happiness of the people.” – Samuel Chase
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Tagged Concern, First Principles, General, Good Order, Government, Happiness, Peace, Public, Religion, Safety, Samuel Chase, Support, The People
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Tend
Black night rolls in dark and long Mother Wolf bays her moonlit song Shep encircles and tends the sheep Taking them to safety and for them to keep Safe into this dark, cold night Safe until the morning’s first light … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Duty, Honor, Night, Safety, Sheep, Shepherd, Tend, Tradition, Wolf, Wordpress
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First Principles: The First Line of Safety Is People Helping People
“The ingredients which constitute safety in the republican sense are, first, a due dependence on the people, secondly, a due responsibility.” —Alexander Hamilton (1788) One need only look at how people of walks in life have come together and helped … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Due Dependence, Due Responsibility, First Principles, Republican, Safety, The People
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First Principles: Good Government Protects Labor From Injury and Theft
“A wise and frugal government… shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. … Continue reading
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Tagged Enfranchisement, First Principles, Government, Improvement, Regulation, Safety, Thomas Jefferson, Worker Protection
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First Principles: American Character Is Our Anchor
“The steady character of our countrymen is a rock to which we may safely moor.” —Thomas Jefferson (1801) Don’t wait for help. Be the help! I am so proud of the Cajun Navy right now. And I want to know … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor, Cajun Navy, Character, First Principles, Floods, Heroes, Mooring, Rock, Safety, Steady, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: America Is A Republic Not A Democracy
“Pure democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their … Continue reading
