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Recite Principle of Liberty #1

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The only reliable basis for sound government and just human relations is Natural Law.

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How many Principles of Liberty are there?

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28

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Recite Principle of Liberty #2

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A free people cannot survive under a republican constitution unless they remain virtuous and morally strong.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #3

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The most promising method of securing a virtuous and morally stable people is to elect virtuous leaders.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #4

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Without religion the government of a free people cannot be maintained.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #5

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All things were created by God, therefore upon Him all mankind are equally dependent, and to Him they are equally responsible.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #6

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All men are created equal.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #7

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The proper role of government is to protect equal rights, not provide equal things.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #8

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Men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #9

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To protect man’s rights, God has revealed certain principles of divine law.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #10

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The God-given right to govern is vested in the sovereign authority of the whole people.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #11

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The majority of the people may alter or abolish a government which has become tyrannical.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #12

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The United States of America shall be a republic.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #13

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A constitution should be structured to permanently protect the people from the human frailties of their rulers.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #14

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Life and liberty are secure only so long as the right to property is secure.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #15

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The highest level of prosperity occurs when there is a free-market economy and minimum of government regulations.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #16

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The government should be separated into three branches – legislative, executive, and judicial.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #17

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A system of checks and balances should be adopted to prevent the abuse of power.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #18

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The unalienable rights of the people are most likely to be preserved if the principles of government are set forth in a written constitution.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #19

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Only limited and carefully defined powers should be delegated to government, all others being retained in the people.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #20

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Efficiency and dispatch require government to operate according to the will of the majority, but constitutional provisions must be made to protect the rights of the minority.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #21

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Strong local self-government is the keystone to preserving human freedom.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #22

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A free people should be governed by law and not by the whims of men.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #23

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A free society cannot survive as a republic without a broad program of general education.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #24

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A free people will not survive unless they stay strong.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #25

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“Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations – entangling alliances with none.”

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Recite Principle of Liberty #26

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The core unit which determines the strength of any society is the family; therefore, the government should foster and protect its integrity.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #27

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The burden of debt is as destructive to freedom as subjugation by conquest.

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Recite Principle of Liberty #28

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The United States has a manifest destiny to be an example and a blessing to the entire human race.

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