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First Principles: Without Morals A Republic Cannot Subsist Any Length of Time
“Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so sublime and pure (and) which insures to the good eternal happiness, are undermining the solid foundation of morals, … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Carroll, Christian, Decry, Duration, Eternal, First Principles, Free Government, Happy, Length, Morality, Morals, Pure, Republic, Secure, Solid Foundation, Sublime, Subsist
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An Elegy To Common Sense
Poem A Day #11 is to be an elegy. The word prompt is ‘black hole’. Milkwood’s definition of elegy is limited to the following. I would argue that the person who wrote the notecard needs to revisit this. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged America First, American, Attitude, Black Hole, Blindman's Bluff, Border Fence, Borders, Build, Cardinal Rule, Common Sense, Conservative, Country, Death, Defend, Dense, Despotism, Destination, Discrimination, Domestic, Drug Lords, Elegy, Elite, Enemy, Exist, Followers, Foreign, Globalist, Heath, History, Immoral, Legal Immigration, Liberty, Live or Die, Milkwood, MS 13, Nation, National Defense, Oath, Old Hat, Patriot, Patriotic, Platitude, Poem A Day, Poor, Porous Border, Pretense, Primary, Principle, Progressive, Protect, Rule of Law, Secure, Servants, Statesmen, Support, Surrender, Sworn, Terrorist, Thirst, Victimless Crimes
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First Principles: Government Is Made Safe Through the Virtue of the People
“Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks-no form of government can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any … Continue reading
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Tagged Chimerical Idea, Community, First Principles, Form, Happiness, Intelligence, James Madison, Liberty, Secure, Selection, The People, Theoretical Checks, Virtue, Wretched
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First Principles: The God Who Gave Us Life Gave Us Liberty
“God who gave us life gave us Liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that … Continue reading
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Tagged Conviction, Destroy, Disjoin, First Principles, Gift of God, Given, God, Hand of Force, Just, Justice, Liberties, Liberty, Life, Nation, Secure, Sleep, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: Legitimate Government Seeks To Secure and Enlarge the Exercise of Natural Rights of Its Members
“Government, in my humble opinion, should be formed to secure and to enlarge the exercise of the natural rights of its members; and every government, which has not this in view, as its principal object, is not a government of … Continue reading
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Tagged Enlarge, First Principles, Government, James Wilson, Legitimate, Members, Natural Rights, Principal Object, Secure
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First Principles: Only God Can Secure the Liberty That He has Provided Us All
“God who gave us life gave us Liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, Gift, God, Justice, Liberty, Life, Nation, Secure, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: The Liberty of A Nation Is Only As Secure As Its Faith In God
“And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Conviction, Faith, First Principles, Gift of God, Liberty, Nation, Secure, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: To Be Legitimate, A Government Should Secure and Enlarge The Natural Rights of Its Society
“Government, in my humble opinion, should be formed to secure and to enlarge the exercise of the natural rights of its members; and every government, which has not this in view, as its principal object, is not a government of … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: It Is Perfectly Appropriate To Copy The Nuances, Mannerisms, Styles and Cultural Idioms of Other Cultures
“By now you’ve probably heard that an American teenager wore a traditional Chinese dress to her prom. The young lady, Keziah Daum, is not ethnically Chinese or Asian. And this infuriated a lot of people on Twitter. … Cultural appropriation … Continue reading
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