Tag Archives: Virtue

First Principles: Be A Person of Integrity Always

Posted on September 18, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” – George Washington    

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First Principles: Well Thought Out Morals, Actions and Policies Lead to The Best Outcomes

Posted on September 2, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.” —George … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A Flourishing Nation Depends On Virtue

Posted on July 21, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“It is certainly true that a popular government cannot flourish without virtue in the people.”  – Richard Henry Lee (1786), Signer of the Declaration of Independence and President of the Continental Congress  

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First Principles: Let Us Be A People of Virtue

Posted on June 24, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of this country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Beware of A Corrupt Press

Posted on May 16, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“[The press] corrupts, it deceives, it inflames. It strips virtue of her honors, and lends to faction its wildfire and its poisoned arms, and in the end is its own enemy and the usurper’s ally. It would be easy to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Character Builds A Nation

Posted on April 27, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honour of the Supreme Being and the welfare of the commonwealth; if men … Continue reading →

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