Tag Archives: Thomas Jefferson

First Principles: The Constitutions of Most of Our States Assert That All Power Is Inherent In the People; That…It Is Their Right and Duty To Be At All Times Armed

Posted on May 26, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that… it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.“– Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: The Issue Today Is the Same As It Has Been Throughout All History, Whether Man Shall Be Allowed To Govern Himself Or Be Ruled By A Small Elite

Posted on April 13, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.” – Thomas Jefferson Happy Birthday, President Jefferson!!

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First Principles: In Matters of Style, Swim With the Current; In Matters of Principle, Stand Like A Rock

Posted on January 26, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: Once A Republic Is Corrupted, There Is No Possibility of Remedying Any of the Growing Evils But By Removing the Corruption and Restoring Its Lost Principles

Posted on December 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.” – Thomas Jefferson … Continue reading →

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First Principle: I Am Opposed To Any Form of Tyranny Over the Mind of Man

Posted on November 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“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

Posted on October 31, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“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

Posted on October 29, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“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

Posted on October 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“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 →

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First Principles: It Should Be Our Endeavor To Cultivate the Peace and Friendship of Every Nation

Posted on October 11, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

““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

Posted on October 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“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 →

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