5,000 Year Leap Flashcards
Recite Principle of Liberty #1
The only reliable basis for sound government and just human relations is Natural Law.
How many Principles of Liberty are there?
28
Recite Principle of Liberty #2
A free people cannot survive under a republican constitution unless they remain virtuous and morally strong.
Recite Principle of Liberty #3
The most promising method of securing a virtuous and morally stable people is to elect virtuous leaders.
Recite Principle of Liberty #4
Without religion the government of a free people cannot be maintained.
Recite Principle of Liberty #5
All things were created by God, therefore upon Him all mankind are equally dependent, and to Him they are equally responsible.
Recite Principle of Liberty #6
All men are created equal.
Recite Principle of Liberty #7
The proper role of government is to protect equal rights, not provide equal things.
Recite Principle of Liberty #8
Men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.
Recite Principle of Liberty #9
To protect man’s rights, God has revealed certain principles of divine law.
Recite Principle of Liberty #10
The God-given right to govern is vested in the sovereign authority of the whole people.
Recite Principle of Liberty #11
The majority of the people may alter or abolish a government which has become tyrannical.
Recite Principle of Liberty #12
The United States of America shall be a republic.
Recite Principle of Liberty #13
A constitution should be structured to permanently protect the people from the human frailties of their rulers.
Recite Principle of Liberty #14
Life and liberty are secure only so long as the right to property is secure.
Recite Principle of Liberty #15
The highest level of prosperity occurs when there is a free-market economy and minimum of government regulations.
Recite Principle of Liberty #16
The government should be separated into three branches – legislative, executive, and judicial.
Recite Principle of Liberty #17
A system of checks and balances should be adopted to prevent the abuse of power.
Recite Principle of Liberty #18
The unalienable rights of the people are most likely to be preserved if the principles of government are set forth in a written constitution.
Recite Principle of Liberty #19
Only limited and carefully defined powers should be delegated to government, all others being retained in the people.
Recite Principle of Liberty #20
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.
Recite Principle of Liberty #21
Strong local self-government is the keystone to preserving human freedom.
Recite Principle of Liberty #22
A free people should be governed by law and not by the whims of men.
Recite Principle of Liberty #23
A free society cannot survive as a republic without a broad program of general education.
Recite Principle of Liberty #24
A free people will not survive unless they stay strong.
Recite Principle of Liberty #25
“Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations – entangling alliances with none.”
Recite Principle of Liberty #26
The core unit which determines the strength of any society is the family; therefore, the government should foster and protect its integrity.
Recite Principle of Liberty #27
The burden of debt is as destructive to freedom as subjugation by conquest.
Recite Principle of Liberty #28
The United States has a manifest destiny to be an example and a blessing to the entire human race.
