John Locke

Notable Quote: Necessity of Rule of Law to Freedom, John Locke

January 19, 2013

“Freedom of men under government is to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society, and made by the legislative power erected in it; a liberty to follow my own will in all things, where the rule prescribes not: and not to be subject to the inconstant, uncertain, arbitrary [ Read more ]

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American Exceptionalism – hoping it is more than a campaign slogan

August 13, 2012

This caught my eye as one of the things that Romney said after announcing that Paul Ryan was to be his Veep pick: “I love America. We’re going to restore American principles. We love this country. We don’t want to change it. We don’t want to transform it. We want to restore the principles of [ Read more ]

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