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Both the Code of Hammurabi and the American Declaration of Independence claim to outline universal and eternal principles of justice, but according to the Americans all people are equal, whereas according to the Babylonians people are decidedly unequal. The Americans would, of course, say that they are right, and that Hammurabi is wrong. Hammurabi, naturally, would retort that he is right, and that the Americans are wrong. In fact, they are both wrong. Hammurabi and the American Founding Fathers alike imagined a reality governed by universal and immutable principles of justice, such as equality or hierarchy. Yet the only place where such universal principles exist is in the fertile imagination of Sapiens, and in the myths they invent and tell one another. These principles have no objective validity. ~ Yuval Noah Harari
American Founding Fathers quotes by Yuval Noah Harari
The Bible is a book of Science. Secular Humanism is a religion of mythology. ~ Michael J. Findley
American Founding Fathers quotes by Michael J. Findley
The yearning for the common good comes from the refusal to accept that perhaps Americans have very little in common apart from the elements of a sometimes successful civil religion based around a sentimental, indeed sometimes teary-eyed, attachment to the constitution and a belief in the quasi-divine wisdom of the founding fathers. ~ Simon Critchley
American Founding Fathers quotes by Simon Critchley
The Founding Fathers are always spinning in their graves over something, as is Ronald Reagan, or FDR. Edward R. Murrow is a perennial grave spinner in the news business (though in fact, Murrow was cremated). ~ Mark Leibovich
American Founding Fathers quotes by Mark Leibovich
From the days of the Founding Fathers, right to this (2008) election, how and where America fights to defend its freedom, has been the ultimate question in its politics. The one that triggers rage and sorrow; the one that asks is the price of blood too dear? Or, if it is to stay true to its convictions, does America have no coice but to put its lives on the line? ~ Simon Schama
American Founding Fathers quotes by Simon Schama
Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right. ~ Joseph Sobran
American Founding Fathers quotes by Joseph Sobran
Two hundred and fifty years of nameless, faceless, forgotten individuals. Yes, they were America's founding fathers and mothers as much as the bewigged white men who laid the whips upon their backs. Why didn't Lina know their names? Why hadn't she studied their histories? Where was the monument? Where was the museum? What had they wished for and worked for and loved? ~ Tara Conklin
American Founding Fathers quotes by Tara Conklin
I am persuaded however that he [John Adams] means well for his Country, is always an honest Man, often a Wise One, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his Senses. ~ Benjamin Franklin
American Founding Fathers quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Freedom of religion, as the Founding Fathers saw it, was not just the right to associate oneself with a certain denomination but the right to disassociate without penalty. Belief or nonbelief was a matter of individual choice - a right underwritten in the basic charter of the nation's liberties. ~ Norman Cousins
American Founding Fathers quotes by Norman Cousins
Jefferson's fear was that without such a system of public education, the country would end up being ruled by a privileged elite that would recycle itself through a network of private institutions that entrenched their advantages. ~ Fareed Zakaria
American Founding Fathers quotes by Fareed Zakaria
To remind him, and perhaps myself, that any hope for the future depends on our ability to reclaim the narrative of a long con- tinuum of resistance that has been the foundation of our country and the bulwark against the very forces that have threatened our democracy since its founding. ~ Jeff Biggers
American Founding Fathers quotes by Jeff Biggers
There are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion, but does anybody really know for sure? That's why the founding fathers built freedom of religious belief into the structure of this nation, so that everybody could make up their minds for themselves. ~ Jesse Ventura
American Founding Fathers quotes by Jesse Ventura
[O]ur Founding Fathers enshrined a constitutional separation of powers for the ages undeluded by the fantasy that angels would win elections. ~ Bruce Fein
American Founding Fathers quotes by Bruce Fein
The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. ~ John Updike
American Founding Fathers quotes by John Updike
It is the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins. ~ Benjamin Franklin
American Founding Fathers quotes by Benjamin Franklin
If the Founding Fathers could have looked into a crystal ball and seen AK-47s and Glock semi-automatic pistols, I think they would say, you know, 'That's not really what we mean when we say bear arms.' ~ Michael Moore
American Founding Fathers quotes by Michael Moore
No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms. ~ Thomas Jefferson
American Founding Fathers quotes by Thomas Jefferson
In the fifties, no one wore beards. In Eisenhower's day, as in the time of the Founding Fathers, all chins were smooth, while during the Civil War, beards were as common as sepsis. ~ Donald Hall
American Founding Fathers quotes by Donald Hall
The Constitution may have been written with a feather; it should not be taken lightly... ~ Nanette L. Avery
American Founding Fathers quotes by Nanette L. Avery
The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way. ~ Martha Plimpton
American Founding Fathers quotes by Martha Plimpton
Avoid] likewise the accumulation of debt ... ~ George Washington
American Founding Fathers quotes by George Washington
Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind. ~ Benjamin Rush
American Founding Fathers quotes by Benjamin Rush
Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called the Constitution. ~ Michael Badnarik
American Founding Fathers quotes by Michael Badnarik
It is evident from their writings that the Founding Fathers would never have tolerated the separation that we have embraced today. They knew that religious principles provided morality and self-control - the lifeblood for the survival of any self-governing community. ~ David Barton
American Founding Fathers quotes by David Barton
It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe without the agency of a Supreme Being. ~ George Washington
American Founding Fathers quotes by George Washington
By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy ... The Second Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason I believe the Second Amendment will always be important. ~ John F. Kennedy
American Founding Fathers quotes by John F. Kennedy
How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy! ~ Thomas Jefferson
American Founding Fathers quotes by Thomas Jefferson
All around the country, individuals are choosing to redefine their lives and the pursuit of happiness in ways much closer to the original notion put forth by our Founding Fathers. Their notion of the "pursuit of happiness" wasn't just about acquiring money and power, but about doing your part to add to the civic happiness of the community. ~ Arianna Huffington
American Founding Fathers quotes by Arianna Huffington
This shriveled conception of democracy has solid roots. The founding fathers were much concerned about the hazards of democracy. In the debates of the Constitutional Convention, the main framer, James Madison, warned of these hazards. Naturally taking England as his model, he observed that "in England, at this day, if elections were open to all classes of people, the property of landed proprietors would be insecure. An agrarian law would soon take place," undermining the right to property. To ward off such injustice, "our government ought to secure the permanent interests of the country against innovation," arranging voting patterns and checks and balances so as "to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority," a prime task of decent government.19 ~ Noam Chomsky
American Founding Fathers quotes by Noam Chomsky
And truly, when you look at the Constitution and our founding fathers and their writings, the things that made this country great, you might draw those conclusions: That they were conservative. They were fiscally conservative and socially conservative. ~ Sharron Angle
American Founding Fathers quotes by Sharron Angle
Founders v. Bush brings the wisdom and eloquence of the Founding Fathers back to the people, while unmasking the fraudulent PR machine that is corrupting their words and stealing our legacy. ~ Jim Hightower
American Founding Fathers quotes by Jim Hightower
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule. ~ James Bovard
American Founding Fathers quotes by James Bovard
Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. - John Adams ~ David McCullough
American Founding Fathers quotes by David McCullough
There was never a promise that race relations in America would be entirely resolved during my presidency or anybody's presidency. I mean, this has been a running thread - and - and fault line in American life and American politics since its founding. ~ Barack Obama
American Founding Fathers quotes by Barack Obama
The European Union Treaty ... within a few years will lead to the creation of what the founding fathers of modern Europe dreamed of after the war, the United States of Europe. ~ Helmut Kohl
American Founding Fathers quotes by Helmut Kohl
Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that We the People could determine how best to protect our communities. ~ Mike Quigley
American Founding Fathers quotes by Mike Quigley
Many voters think about the makeup of the Supreme Court when they are choosing a president. The justices deal not only with constitutional issues but also with social issues that were unknown to the founding fathers who wrote the Constitution more than 200 years ago. ~ Helen Thomas
American Founding Fathers quotes by Helen Thomas
In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers sought to secure our independence and the liberties that remain the foundation of our nation today. ~ Doc Hastings
American Founding Fathers quotes by Doc Hastings
[I]t is now common to describe racial and ethnic diversity as one of America's greatest strengths. It is therefore easy to forget that this is a change in thinking that dates back only to perhaps the 1970s. For most of their history Americans preferred sameness to diversity. In 1787, in the second of The Federalist Papers, John Jay gave thanks that "Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people, a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs . . . ."
Thomas Jefferson was suspicious of the diversity that even white immigrants would bring: 'In proportion to their numbers, they will share with us the legislation. They will infuse into it their spirit, warp and bias its directions, and render it a heterogeneous, incoherent, distracted mass. . . . Suppose 20 millions of republican Americans thrown all of a sudden into France, what would be the condition of that kingdom? It would be more turbulent, less happy, less strong. We believe that the addition of half a million foreigners to our present numbers would produce a similar effect here.'
Alexander Hamilton shared his suspicions: 'The opinion is . . . correct, that foreigners will generally be apt to bring with them attachments to the persons they have left behind; to the country of their nativity, and to its particular customs and manners . ~ Jared Taylor
American Founding Fathers quotes by Jared Taylor
The founding fathers were not only brilliant, they were system builders and systematic thinkers. They came up with comprehensive plans and visions. ~ Ron Chernow
American Founding Fathers quotes by Ron Chernow
The founding fathers never once rationalized getting in power and having control so they could stay in power. ~ Tom Coburn
American Founding Fathers quotes by Tom Coburn
The truth about America is that individual freedom and personal responsibility created a superior society. In less than two hundred years we became the richest, most powerful country on earth because we unleashed the true human spirit. The founding fathers of our country were right. All humanity thrives under these conditions and the greater good is served. ~ John Spencer Dale
American Founding Fathers quotes by John Spencer Dale
As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no founding mothers - a great pity on both counts. ~ Shirley Chisholm
American Founding Fathers quotes by Shirley Chisholm
Were the Founding Fathers wise and just men trying to achieve a good balance? In fact, they did not want a balance, except one which kept things as they were, a balance among the dominant forces at that time. ~ Howard Zinn
American Founding Fathers quotes by Howard Zinn
Alexander Hamilton's too much. He's very extra a lot of the time. ~ Lin-Manuel Miranda
American Founding Fathers quotes by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Just as the First and Fourth Amendment secure individual rights of speech and security respectively, the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. This view of the text comports with the all but unanimous understanding of the Founding Fathers. ~ John Ashcroft
American Founding Fathers quotes by John Ashcroft
The Bill of Rights is largely a prescription for preventing government from restricting the flow of information and ideas. But the Founding Fathers did not foresee that tyranny by government might be superseded by another sort of problem altogether, namely, the corporate state, which through television now controls the flow of public discourse in America. I raise no strong objection to this fact (at least not here) and have no intention of launching into a standard-brand complaint against the corporate state. I merely note the fact with apprehension, as did George Gerbner, Dean of the Annenberg School of Communication, when he wrote:

Television is the new state religion run by a private Ministry of Culture (the three networks), offering a universal curriculum for all people, financed by a form of hidden taxation without representation. You pay when you wash, not when you watch, and whether or not you care to watch. ~ Neil Postman
American Founding Fathers quotes by Neil Postman
Throughout his long career, Washington earned the adulation not merely of ordinary people but of the other luminaries whom we now hail as 'founding fathers.' ~ Edmund Morgan
American Founding Fathers quotes by Edmund Morgan
A staunch abolitionist, Hamilton was one of the founding members of the New York Manumission Society. He was a trustee and namesake of Hamilton-Oneida Academy, an upstate New York school dedicated to educating Native-American boys. ~ Eric Schneiderman
American Founding Fathers quotes by Eric Schneiderman
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