Tag Archives: Thomas Jefferson

First Principles: God Who Gave Us Life Gave Us Liberty. And Can the Liberties of A Nation Be Thought Secure When We Have Removed Their Only Firm Basis…?

Posted on December 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“God who gave us life gave us liberty. 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 of the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Natural Progress of Things Is For Liberty To Yield and Government To Gain Ground

Posted on December 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” – Thomas Jefferson (1788)

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First Principles: The General Spread of the Light of Science Has Laid Open…That the Mass of Mankind Has Not Been Born With Saddles On Their Backs

Posted on December 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles … Continue reading →

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First Principles: I Think We Have More Machinery of Government Than Is Necessary, Too Many Parasites Living On the Labor of the Industrious

Posted on November 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.” – Thomas Jefferson (1824)

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First Principles: In Questions of Power, Then, Let No More Be Heard of Confidence In Man, But Bind Him Down From Mischief By the Chains of the Constitution

Posted on November 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson (1798)

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First Principles: If We Can Prevent the Government From Wasting the Labors of the People, Under the Pretence of Taking Care of Them, They Must Become Happy

Posted on October 31, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.” – Thomas Jefferson (1802)

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First Principles: There Is No Justification For Taking Away Individuals’ Freedom In the Guise of Public Safety

Posted on October 27, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no justification for taking away individuals’ freedom in the guise of public safety.” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: A Morsel of Genuine History Is A Thing So Rare As To Be Always Valuable

Posted on October 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable.” – Thomas Jefferson (1817)

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First Principles: The Spirit of Resistance To Government Is So Valuable On Certain Occasions, That I Wish It To Be Always Kept Alive

Posted on October 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Man, Once Surrendering His Reason, Has No Remaining Guard Against Absurdities…and Like A Ship Without Rudder, Is the Sport of Every Wind

Posted on September 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.” – Thomas Jefferson (1822) Doesn’t this sound like the response to Covid in all … Continue reading →

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