The Founding Fathers established the Constitution
through many difficult days and several severe arguments but came to consensus on 28 principles that if followed by the citizens
of the new Republic of the United States they would ensure that liberty, freedom and justice would be a legacy for all future
generations of Americans.
The 28 Principles
1. The Only Reliable Basis for Sound Government and Just Human Relations is Natural Law
2. A Free People Cannot Survive Under a Republican Constitution Unless They Remain Virtuous
and Morally Strong
3. The Most Promising Method of Securing a Virtuous
and Morally Stable People is to Elect Virtuous Leaders
4. Without
Religon the Government of a Free People Cannot be Maintained
5.
All Things Were Created by God, Therefore upon Him All Mankind are Equally Dependent, and to Him They are Equally Responsible
6. All Men are Created Equal
7.
The Proper Role of Government is to Protect Equal Rights, Not Provide Equal Things
8. Men are Endowed by Their Creator with Certain Unalienable Rights
9. To Protect Man's Rights, God has Revealed Certain Principles of Devine Law
10. The God-given Right to Govern is Vested in the Sovereign Authority of the Whole People
11. The Majority of the People may Alter or Abolish a Government Which has Become Tyrannical
12. The United States of America Shall be a Republic
13. A Constitution Should be Structured to Permanently Protect the People from the Human Frailties of their Rulers
14. Life and Liberty are Secure Only so Long as the Right to Property is Secure
15. The Highest Level of Prosperity Occurs when there is a Free-market Economy and a Minimum
of Government Regulations
16. The Government Should be Separated
into Three Branches - Legislative, Executive and Judicial
17. A
System of Checks and Balances Should be Adopted to Prevent the Abuse of Power
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
19. Only Limited and Carefully Defined
Powers Should be Delegated to Government, All Others Being Retained in the People
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
21.
Strong Local Self-government is the Keystone to Preserving Human Freedom
22. A Free People Should be Governed by Law and Not by the Whims of Men
23. A Free Society Cannot Survive as a Republic Without Broad Program of General Education
24. A Free People Will Not Survive Unless They Stay Strong
25. Peace, Commerce and Honest Friendship with All Nations - Entangling Alliances with None
26. The Core Unit Which Determins the Strength of Any Society is the Family; Therefore,
the Government Should Foster and Protect its Integrity
27. The Burden
of Debt is as Destructive to Freedom as Subjugation by Conquest
28.
The United States Has a Manifest Destiny to be an Example and a Blessing to the Entire Human Race
