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First Principles: Now More Than Ever the People Are Responsible For the Character of Their Congress

“Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave, and pure, it … Continue reading

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First Principles: There Is No National Security But In the Nation’s Humble, Acknowledged Dependence Upon God and His Overruling Providence

“But let not the foundation of our hope rest upon man’s wisdom. It will not be sufficient that sectional prejudices find no place in the public deliberations. It will not be sufficient that the rash counsels of human passion are … Continue reading

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