Tuesday, August 08, 2017
A Few Sources for Our Constitution
(Derived from
: "The 5000 Year Leap", by W.
Cleon Skousen,
The National
Center for Constitutional Studies, 2009)
Sources:
The Bible;
The Torah;
Avoidance of
Ruler's Law;
Avoidance of
Anarchy;
Avoidance of
Collectivism
Early People's
Law of Israel;
Early Greek
Law;
Early Roman
Law;
Cicero's
Commentary on Law;
Natural Law
of St. Thomas Aquinas;
Anglo-Saxon
Law;
British
Common Law;
The Great Law of Peace (from the Iroquois Nation)
The
Federalist Papers.
28 Principles Derived from the Above:
1.
Natural
Law
2.
Virtuous
People
3.
Virtuous
Leaders
4.
The
Role of Religion
5.
The
Role of the Creator
6.
All Men
are Created Equal
7.
Equal
Rights not Equal Things
8.
Unalienable
Rights of Man
9.
The
Role of Revealed Law
10.
Sovereignty
of the People
11.
How Government can be Altered
12.
A Republic
not a Democracy
13.
Protection Against Human Frailty
14.
Property Rights
15.
Free Market Economics
16.
Separation of Powers
17.
Checks and Balances
18.
A Written Constitution
19.
Limiting the Powers of Government
20.
Majority Rule with Minority Rights
21.
Local Self-Government
22.
Government by Law not by Men
23.
An Educated Electorate
24.
Peace Through Strength
25.
Avoiding Entangling Alliances
26.
Protecting the Role of the Family
27.
Avoiding Debt???
28.
The Sense of Manifest Destiny.
All of the
above principles are easily found in the Constitution and the thoughts of the founders.
What is not so obvious is the inclusion of most of the principles of Natural Law
as well. In fact, to study the Constitution is to study the essential principles
of Natural Law itself.
(Derived from
: "The 5000 Year Leap", by W.
Cleon Skousen,
The National
Center for Constitutional Studies, 2009)
Sources:
The Bible;
The Torah;
Avoidance of
Ruler's Law;
Avoidance of
Anarchy;
Avoidance of
Collectivism
Early People's
Law of Israel;
Early Greek
Law;
Early Roman
Law;
Cicero's
Commentary on Law;
Natural Law
of St. Thomas Aquinas;
Anglo-Saxon
Law;
British
Common Law;
The Great Law of Peace (from the Iroquois Nation)
The Great Law of Peace (from the Iroquois Nation)
The
Federalist Papers.
28 Principles Derived from the Above:
1.
Natural
Law
2.
Virtuous
People
3.
Virtuous
Leaders
4.
The
Role of Religion
5.
The
Role of the Creator
6.
All Men
are Created Equal
7.
Equal
Rights not Equal Things
8.
Unalienable
Rights of Man
9.
The
Role of Revealed Law
10.
Sovereignty
of the People
11.
How Government can be Altered
12.
A Republic
not a Democracy
13.
Protection Against Human Frailty
14.
Property Rights
15.
Free Market Economics
16.
Separation of Powers
17.
Checks and Balances
18.
A Written Constitution
19.
Limiting the Powers of Government
20.
Majority Rule with Minority Rights
21.
Local Self-Government
22.
Government by Law not by Men
23.
An Educated Electorate
24.
Peace Through Strength
25.
Avoiding Entangling Alliances
26.
Protecting the Role of the Family
27.
Avoiding Debt???
28.
The Sense of Manifest Destiny.
All of the
above principles are easily found in the Constitution and the thoughts of the founders.
What is not so obvious is the inclusion of most of the principles of Natural Law
as well. In fact, to study the Constitution is to study the essential principles
of Natural Law itself.
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