Commentary for the Sermon on the Mount
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In support of this declaration, we mutually pledge to each other, our fortunes, our lives and our sacred honor
The Virtue of Partisanship No doubt, you are sick and tired of our politicians bickering and arguing and – in general, not getting along. I concur – to a degree. On one hand, where are the politicians who love our … Continue reading →
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Tagged but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, no doubt, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government itself, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is, The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. It may be a reflection on human nature, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions
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