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No. Take
(a1​,a2​,a3​,a4​)=(1,1,−1,−1).
(1)
The full set of coefficients sums to zero, so the equation is partition regular by the Rado theorem for one equation. Every solution satisfies
x1​+x2​−x3​−x4​=0,
(2)
which can never be positive.

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