by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 22, 2013 | Constitution, Founders, Freedom, Government, John Locke, Natural Law, Philosophers, Quotes
“The state of Nature has a law of Nature to govern it, which obliges every one, and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 17, 2013 | Blackstone, Constitution, Government, Natural Law, Philosophers, Quotes
“And these[great Natural Rights] may be reduced to three principal or primary articles: the right of personal security; the right of personal liberty; and the right of private property; because as there is no other known method of compulsion, or of abridging...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 17, 2013 | Constitution, Government, John Locke, Philosophers, Quotes
“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.” John Locke Courtesy of the National Center for Constitutional Studies (www.nccs.net)
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 17, 2013 | Blackstone, Government, Natural Law, Philosophers, Quotes
“For as God, when he created matter, and endued it with a principle of mobility, established certain rules for the…direction of that motion; so, when he created man, and endued him with freewill to conduct himself in all parts of life, he laid down certain...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 17, 2013 | Blackstone, government, natural law, Philosophers, Quotes, religion
“Man … must necessarily be subject to the laws of his Creator.. This will of his Maker is called the law of nature…. This law of nature…is of course superior to any other…. No human laws are of any validity, if contrary to this: and such...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 17, 2013 | Blackstone, government, natural law, Philosophers, Quotes
“Free men have arms; slaves do not.” William Blackstone Courtesy of BrainyQuote (BrainyQuote.com)
