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Thought For the Day: A Society With Too Few Independent Thinkers Is Vulnerable To Control By Disturbed and Opportunistic Leaders
“A society with too few independent thinkers is vulnerable to control by disturbed and opportunistic leaders. A society which wants to create and maintain a free and democratic social system must create responsible independence of thought among its young.” – … Continue reading
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First Principles: No Society Can Surely Be Flourishing and Happy, of Which the Far Greater Part of Its Members Are Poor and Miserable
“No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.” – Adam Smith
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First Principles: The Question Is Not What Rights Naturally Belong To Man, But How They May Be Most Equally and Effectually Guarded In Society
“The question is not what rights naturally belong to man, but how they may be most equally and effectually guarded in society.” – Roger Sherman
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First Principles: Freedom Can Exist Only In the Society of Knowledge. Without Learning, Men Are Incapable of Knowing Their Rights
“Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.” – Dr. Benjamin Rush
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Thought For the Day: The Further A Society Drifts From Truth the More It Will Hate Those Who Speak It
“The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.”– George Orwell
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First Principles: The First Maxim of A Man Who Loves Liberty, Should Be Never To Grant To Rulers An Atom of Power That Is Not Most Clearly and Indispensably Necessary For the Safety and Well Being of Society
“The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly and indispensably necessary for the safety and well being of society.” – Richard Henry Lee
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Thought For the Day: The Institution of the Family Is Decisive In Determining Not Only If A Person Has the Capacity To Love Another Individual But…Whether He Is Capable of Loving His Fellow Men Collectively
“The institution of the family is decisive in determining not only if a person has the capacity to love another individual but in the larger social sense whether he is capable of loving his fellow men collectively. The whole of … Continue reading
First Principles: The True Liberty of the Press Is Amply Secured By Permitting Every Man To Publish His Opinion
“The true liberty of the press is amply secured by permitting every man to publish his opinion; but it is due to the peace and dignity of society, to inquire into the motives of such publications, and to distinguish between … Continue reading
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Tagged Dignity, First Principles, Motive, Own Opinion, Peace, Permit, Press, Public Good, Publication, Publish, Secure, Society, Thomas McKean, True Liberty, Use and Reformaation
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First Principles: The Question Is, Not What Rights Naturally Belong To Man, But How They May Be Most Equally and Efficiently Guarded In Society
“The question is, not what rights naturally belong to man, but how they may be most equally and effectually guarded in society.” – Roger Sherman
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First Principles: Bibles Are Strong Entrenchments. Where They Abound, Men Cannot Pursue Wicked Courses and At the Same Time Enjoy Quiet Conscience
“The Holy Scriptures…can alone secure to society order and peace, and to our courts of justice and constitutions of government, purity, stability, and usefulness…..Bibles are strong entrenchments. Where they abound, men cannot pursue wicked courses and at the same time … Continue reading
