James Madison was the fourth President of the United States. He was the Father of the Constitution and the principal author of the Bill of Rights. He said: “In the former sense, a man’s land, or merchandise, or money is called his property. In the latter sense, a man has a property in his opinions…
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America Was Founded on Christianity
Noah Webster was a historian, an educator, and a textbook author, who was called the Father of American Education and Scholarship. Here are some of his most informative quotes: “Every civil government is based upon some religion or philosophy of life. Education in a nation will propagate the religion of that nation. In America, the…
Just Men Who Will Rule In The Fear Of God
Noah Webster was a historian, an educator, and a textbook author, who was called The Schoolmaster of the Republic. In his book, Value of the Bible and Excellence of the Christian Religion: For the Use of Families and Schools, he said, “The Bible must be considered as the great source of all the truth by which men…
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…
A Conspiracy to Seize Power
“If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower Originally posted 2021-12-09 17:59:51.
Wasting The Labor of The People
“If we can prevent the government from wasting the labor of the people under the pretense of taking care of them, they must become happy.” – Thomas Jefferson Originally posted 2021-11-10 23:49:01.
A Government of Incompetent Men
“There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men.” – Ludwig von Mises Originally posted 2021-11-09 19:41:55.
And Still They Continue to Lie
“We know they are lying. They know they are lying. They know that we know they are lying. We know that they know we know they are lying. And still they continue to lie.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn Originally posted 2021-10-22 19:17:48.
Government’s First Duty
Ronald Reagan said, “Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.” Originally posted 2021-07-10 15:25:28.