Patriotism
John Wayne’s Birthday
It’s not a national holiday but, for some, it should be. On May 26, 1907 Marion Robert Morrison came into the world in Winterset, Iowa. When he left on June 11, 1979 he was John Wayne, an American icon. Men of a certain generation or two, fortunate to grow up going to the many movies…
Read MoreAbridgment of Freedom
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. James Madison Speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention June 16, 1788
Read MoreCivil Rulers
As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize, and as the military forces which must be occasionally raised to defend our country, might pervert their power to the injury of their fellow-citizens, the people are confirmed by the next article in their right to keep and…
Read MoreIndefinite
If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one, subject to particular exceptions. James Madison Letter to Edmund Pendleton January 21, 1792
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They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men. John Adams Novanglus No. 7 March 6, 1775
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