This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, The Good, The Bad, & The Hope We Have: A Treasury of Useful Quotations. Our Founding Fathers created a new form of government that never existed before. It is a Constitutional republic called the American experiment in self-government. Ronald Reagan explained how it works. He said: “Ours…
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Benjamin Franklin’s Request for Prayer at The Constitutional Convention
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, The Good, The Bad, & The Hope We Have: A Treasury of Useful Quotations. Benjamin Franklin believed in God, and he also believed in the power of prayer. He was eighty-one when he attended the Constitutional Convention at Independence Hall in Philadelphia in 1787. He made a motion…
The United States Constitution
John Adams said, “Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.” Our education system has failed to do this. And we, as parents and grandparents, must teach our children these principles. This video is an excellent introduction to the document that guarantees us our freedom, the Constitution of The United States.
Liberty Once Lost, Is Gone Forever
John Adams said, “But a Constitution of government once changed from freedom can never be restored. Liberty once lost, is gone forever.”
The Bill of Rights
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government – lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” – Patrick Henry The Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. It limits the power of…