by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 22, 2013 | Blackstone, Freedom, Government, Natural Law, Philosophers, Quotes
“Good and wise men, in all ages…have supposed, that the deity, from the relations, we stand in, to himself and to each other, has constituted an eternal and immutable law, which is, indispensably, obligatory upon all mankind, prior to any human institution...
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 21, 2013 | Constitution, Founders, Freedom, Government, James Madison, Natural Law, President, Quotes
“Conscience is the most sacred of all property; other property depending in part on positive law, the exercise of that being a natural and unalienable right. To guard a man’s house as his castle, to pay public and enforce private debts with the most exact...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 21, 2013 | Constitution, Founders, Freedom, Government, James Madison, Natural Law, President, Quotes
“Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression. In our Governments, the real power lies in the majority of the Community, and the invasion of private rights is chiefly to be apprehended, not from the acts of Government contrary...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 21, 2013 | Constitution, Founders, Freedom, Government, James Madison, Natural Law, President, Quotes
“Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations; but, on a candid examination of history,...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 21, 2013 | Constitution, Equality, Founders, Freedom, Government, James Madison, Natural Law, President, Quotes
“The man who is possessed of wealth, who lolls on his sofa or rolls in his carriage, cannot judge the wants or feelings of the day-laborer. The government we mean to erect is intended to last for ages. The landed interest, at present, is prevalent; but in...
