“The government of the United States is acknowledged by the wise and good of other nations, to be the most free, impartial, and righteous government of the world; …. for such a government to be sustained many years, the principles of truth and righteousness,...
Samuel Adams*—The Father of the Revolution—reminds us that the art of self-government is learned through “the study and practice of the exalted virtues of the Christian system …” Let [pastors] and philosophers, statesmen and patriots, unite their endeavors to renovate...
Every human person God created is endowed with the ability to self-govern, and we as Americans must protect that right by law. In order to do that, we must learn the nature of government. Government is the flow of power and force. Government is both external—in our...
Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. Thomas Jefferson (1775) An amazing book, The Spirit of Law, was written just at the...
“Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.” George Washington, “Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation,” Rule #110, 1744 God planted a conscience within the human heart as a touchstone to...
Teach the children: When you have a big task before you, remember Nehemiah whose task was to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. God has called his people today to be rebuilders, with the task of rebuilding the culture beginning with ourselves. How did Nehemiah...
I Am God’s PropertyGod made me for His purposeHe fashioned me to beAn image for His glory,Almighty Father He. Teaching and Learning America’s Christian History, The Principle Approach, “Man is God’s Property”, p. 230. The key to Conscience is CONSENT. Webster’s...
“Strive to please Him in whose service you are fighting, for from Him you will receive the pay. Let none of you prove deserters.”“America’s Heritage of Christian Character”, Teaching and Learning America’s Christian History: The Principle Approach, p. 212 The key to...
He knows not how to rule a kingdom, that cannot manage a Province; nor can he wield a Province, that cannot order a City; nor he order a City, that knows not how to regulate a Village; nor he a Village, that cannot guide a Family; nor can that man Govern well a Family...
