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First Principle: I Am Opposed To Any Form of Tyranny Over the Mind of Man
“I am opposed to any form of tyranny over the mind of man.” – Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship With All Nations; Entangling Alliances With None
“Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.” – Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: I Never Considered A Difference of Opinion In Politics, In Religion, In Philosophy, As Cause For Withdrawing From A Friend
“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: Between a Balanced Republic and A Democracy, the Difference Is Like That Between Order and Chaos
“Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.” – John Marshall, American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States We don’t live in a … Continue reading
First Principles: It Should Be Our Endeavor To Cultivate the Peace and Friendship of Every Nation
““It should be our endeavor to cultivate the peace and friendship of every nation.” – Thomas Jefferson (1787)
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First Principles: Allow A Government To Decline Paying Its Debts and You Overthrow All Public Morality – You Unhinge All the Principles That Preserve the Limits of Free Constitutions
“Allow a government to decline paying its debts and you overthrow all public morality-you unhinge all the principles that preserve the limits of free constitutions. Nothing can more affect national prosperity than a constant and systematic attention to extinguish the … Continue reading
First Principles: The True Foundation of Republican Government Is the Equal Right of Every Citizen In His Person and Property and In their Management
“The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property and in their management.” – Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval, 1816. ME 15:36
First Principles: The Strongest Reason For the People To Retain Their Right To Keep and Bear Arms Is As A Last Resort To Protect Themselves Against Tyranny In Government
“The strongest reason for the people to retain their right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” Thomas Jefferson, in the Draft of the Virginia Constitution (June 1776)
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First Principles: The God Who Gave Us Life, Gave Us Liberty At the Same Time
“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.” – Thomas Jefferson Happy Fourth of July!!
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First Principles: The Greatest Good We Can Do Our Country Is To Heal Its Party Divisions and Make Them One People
“The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)
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