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“In questions of power, then let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him from mischief by the chains of the Constitution."
"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education." |
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| “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” |
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“If the people are to be our governors, they must arm themselves with knowledge.”
“A popular government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy... a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."
Warned against political conflict he called “mischief's of faction.” He argued that protecting against partisan political parties and interest groups is the principal task of government. |
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| “A man who has nothing for which he willing to fight; nothing he cares about more than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.” |
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| Do not despise compromise, for it is the cement that keeps this country together." |
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| “Government is too important to be a spectator sport.” |
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| “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society." |
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“The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but cannot do, at all, or cannot so well do, for themselves in their separate, and individual capacities."
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." |
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| "It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better.” |
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| “… and so, my fellow Americans, ask NOT what your country can do for you; ask what YOU can do for your country.” |
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| “All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.” |
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| "Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are ... the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions." |
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| Creation of Republic instead of Democracy to balance majority power, such as making the constitution anti-democratic to protect individual rights to speak controversial things, believe any religion you want, etc. |
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| We want unbiased knowledge. We want facts, untainted by "personal opinions." Find justification in data/information. |
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| We are Exploring the Truth |
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| Congress is considering raising your retirement age and increasing your payroll tax used to finance it (currently 6.2% of income for each - employee & employer). |
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| Students should be interested in this national story about social security |
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| “no State shall enter into any treaty, alliance or confederation.” |
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| Article 1, section 10, clause 1 |
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| “no States shall without permission of Congress keep troops or ships of war … or enter into agreements with another State or foreign powers, or engage in war.” |
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| Article 1, section 10, clause 3 |
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| “nor any State to be formed by the jurisdiction of 2 or more states - without consent of the Legislatures of those states concerned as well as of the Congress.” |
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| "no person is eligible to hold ANY government job at the national, state or local level if engages in insurrection or rebellion against the USA, or gives aid or comfort to the enemies of the USA." |
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| Belief in a minimal role for government and maximum individual rights and protection of property rights; government that governs least governs best. |
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| Belief in big enough government to solve people problems relating to justice and social issues and to blunt defects in capitalism. |
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| Modern/Contemporary Liberalism |
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| Seek creation of wealth, not redistribution, and they are for reform of entitlement programs, and they are for free trade (some jobs may go overseas) and they are for a strong national defense in the most cost effective manner. |
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| In the 1880s wanted more citizen voter involvement in decision making, and they wanted economic reforms that would strengthen government. |
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| Belief in a minimal role for government; they distrust government and believe private efforts are more likely to improve society. Let things take their own course. Laissez-fair economics. Unlike classical liberals, they did support slavery and opposed women's rights. |
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| The “religious right” or “radical right,” place less emphasis on economics and capitalism and more on morals. |
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| skeptical of government's ability to solve social and economic problems. |
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| : it has some elements of anarchism and it wishes little to no government and opposes moral crime laws (prostitution, abortion, pornography and illegal drugs would be legal). |
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| It opposes authority and hierarchical organization in the conduct of human relations, and advocate stateless societies based on non-hierarchical voluntary associations. |
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| Since government owns everything, then it is responsible for providing social services - like health care. |
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| an economic system where most property and businesses are privately owned and people work where ever they want and for whoever they want - your choice. |
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| It is not a market economy. In the classic definition, it is an economic system where government owns and controls all the "means of production" - it replaces private ownership and most all workers are employed by government - (sometimes street vendors are permitted to exist). |
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| Is a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of the opposition. |
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