In the second lecture of Hillsdale College's free online Constitution 101 course, Professor West analyzes America's founding principles as spelled out in the Declaration of Independence.
In the second lecture of Hillsdale College's free online Constitution 101 course, professor Thomas G. West analyzes America's founding principles as spelled out in the Declaration of Independence.
Lastly, on basis of universal principles, the Declaration draws the necessary conclusion - the colonists, whose rights were trampled upon by the crown, must now govern themselves independently.
The Founders viewed the primary purposes of government to be three things: national security, criminal justice, and civil law to preserve one's right to live without fear of death or violence and the right to own property.
To the Founding Fathers, the right to liberty meant the right to be free from the coercive influence of others, West explains.
While the right to life and liberty are spelled out explicitly as a right each citizen is guaranteed, happiness is not.
The pursuit of happiness and the right to own property are rights all of us are born with, but the ends of those rights - happiness itself or material wealth - are not.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/09/why-we-must-understand-americas-founding-principles/
In the second lecture of Hillsdale College's free online Constitution 101 course, professor Thomas G. West analyzes America's founding principles as spelled out in the Declaration of Independence.
Lastly, on basis of universal principles, the Declaration draws the necessary conclusion - the colonists, whose rights were trampled upon by the crown, must now govern themselves independently.
The Founders viewed the primary purposes of government to be three things: national security, criminal justice, and civil law to preserve one's right to live without fear of death or violence and the right to own property.
To the Founding Fathers, the right to liberty meant the right to be free from the coercive influence of others, West explains.
While the right to life and liberty are spelled out explicitly as a right each citizen is guaranteed, happiness is not.
The pursuit of happiness and the right to own property are rights all of us are born with, but the ends of those rights - happiness itself or material wealth - are not.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/09/why-we-must-understand-americas-founding-principles/
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