"Cherish, therefore, the spirit of our people, and keep alive their attention. If once they become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and...

When asked by a curious citizen after the adjournment of the Constitutional Convention what kind...

The Framers knew that the passage of time would surely disclose imperfections or inadequacies in...

"The structure has been erected by architects of consummate skill and fidelity; its foundations are...

America's Constitution did not mention freedom of enterprise per se, but it did set up...

The Constitution was devised with an ingenious and intricate built-in system of checks and balances...

Throughout most recorded history, people have been governed by rulers' law - the law that...

Tired of having the fruits of their labors confiscated by an overpowering British government, America's...

America's Founders had just declared themselves free of a tyrannical government. They were determined that...

The basic idea was to get government as close to the people as possible. The...

Possessing a clear understanding of the failure of previous civilizations to achieve and sustain freedom...

The Founders DID NOT establish the Constitution for the purpose of granting rights. Rather, they established this...