LOSS OF FREEDOM 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. -- James…
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GOVERNING GOVERNMENT In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next…
JEFFERSON ON DEMOCRACY I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. -- Thomas Jefferson From Thomas Jefferson's letter to David…
GEORGE WASHINGTON ON THE BIBLE Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.…
GOVERNMENTS & FAMILIES Good government generally begins in the family, and if the moral character of a people once degenerate, their political character must soon follow. -- Elias Boudinot
SUPPORTS OF VIRTUE & LIBERTY A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district - all studied and appreciated as they merit - are the principle support of virtue, morality,…
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PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM Statesmen may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution…
MUGGED OR ARRESTED A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged. A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested.
BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so sublime and pure (and) which insures to the good…
GOD GOVERNS GOVERNMENTS The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: "that God governs in the affairs of men." And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His…
JAMES MADISON ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY On June 20, 1785, James Madison submitted the following writing, Memorial and Remonstance, to the Virginia General Assembly which explained his view of religious liberty: The religion then of every…
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION On the twenty-second day of September in 1862, Abraham Lincoln established the date of January 1, 1863 as the date in which the United States would no longer allow the practice of slavery.…
PATRIOTS NEED RELIGION A patriot without religion, in my estimation, is as great a paradox as an honest man without the fear of God. Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can…
TEST OF A LEADER The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on ... The genius of a good leader is…
NEVER GIVE IN Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. --…
KENNEDY'S CALL FOR SERVICE John F. Kennedy, in his inaugural address on Friday, January 20, 1961, identified the greatness of the United States as a gift from God and then challenged its citizens to sacrifice…
AMERICA'S GOODNESS Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good,…
POWER LIMITS ON PRESIDENT LINCOLN On March 4, 1861, in his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln sought to encourage a skeptical and divided nation concerning the limitations of his power and influence: "While the people…
SOCIETAL DECLINE History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral…
GEORGE WASHINGTON ON NEW BIRTH Why, then, should we who believe in Christ be so surprised at what God can do with a willing man in a laboratory? Some things must be baffling to the…
