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Thought For the Day: Unlimited Power Is Apt To Corrupt the Minds of Those Who Possess It

Posted on September 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

 “Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.” – William Pitt Sr. (1708-1778)

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First Principles: Be A Mortal Enemy To Arbitrary Government and Unlimited Power

Posted on September 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of my country, and the least encroachment of those invaluable privileges is apt to make my blood boil.” – Benjamin … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Is the Nature of the Federal Government’s Constraints and Limitations That Makes Our Government Just

Posted on May 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Stripped of all its covering, the naked question is, whether ours is a federal or consolidated government; a constitutional or absolute one; a government resting solidly on the basis of the sovereignty of the States, or on the unrestrained will … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Power To Tax Is the Power To Destroy

Posted on January 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation.” –– John Marshall, McCullough v. Maryland, 1819 If you care to do so, please, … Continue reading →

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