by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 17, 2013 | Constitution, Founders, Freedom, Government, James Madison, Natural Law, President, Quotes, Uncategorized
“Government is instituted to protect property of every sort …. This being the end of government, that is NOT a just government,… nor is property secure under it, where the property which a man has … is violated by arbitrary seizures of one...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 17, 2013 | Founders, Quotes, Religion, Samuel Adams, Uncategorized
“We may look up to Armies for our defense, but virtue is our best security. It is not possible that any state should long remain free, where virtue is not supremely honored.” Samuel Adams Courtesy of the National Center for Constitutional Studies...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 9, 2013 | Government, Quotes, Uncategorized
An Observation on Democracy Incorrectly attributed to Alexander Fraser Tytler The most interesting observation is how closely the US has followed this scenario. “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 7, 2013 | Constitution, Founders, Government, James Madison, President, Quotes, Uncategorized
“The happy union of these states is a wonder, their Constitution is a miracle; their example the hope of liberty throughout the world. Woe to the ambition that would meditate the destruction of either!” “Outline” of the relationship between...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 7, 2013 | Constitution, Founders, President, Quotes, Thomas Jefferson, Uncategorized
“May you and your contemporaries… preserve inviolate [the] Constitution, which, cherished in all its chastity and purity, will prove in the end a blessing to all the nations of the earth.” Letter to Philip N. Nicholas, 22 December 1821, Bergh...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 7, 2013 | Constitution, Founders, George Washington, President, Quotes, Uncategorized
“The Constitution…approaches nearer to perfection than any government hitherto instituted among men.” Letter to Sir Edward Newenham, 29 August 1788, Fitzpatrick 30:73.
