Brigid knocked one out of the park. The inauguration, the Constitution, the Founders, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness… very well said. Go read for yourself, this is but a taste.
The American Revolution was a revolution of greater note than the battles fought and the words penned. One of the most revolutionary outcomes of the formation of the United States was the subordination of government to moral law, moving away from societies in which the citizens life belonged to those that ruled, and the freedoms he had were only that which the rulers decided by whim he might have that day, or that week. The recognition of man’s individual rights by the Constitution limited the force of the power and greed of the states, protecting its citizens from an unwanted collective. The United States was one of the first moral societies in history, all previous governments viewing their citizens as a sacrificial means to the ends of others, and society as an end to itself. Our founding fathers had taken note.
The emphasis is mine, and I fear we’re at grave risk of losing it all and sliding back into the bondage of amoral men and their government.
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