Tag Archives: Rule of Law

Thought For the Day: Liberty Is In the Hearts of the People

Posted on December 26, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it; no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it. While it lies there it … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Must Be Equal Before the Law or Equally Enslaved

Posted on December 16, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing.” – Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755)

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Particular

Posted on November 19, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

There was really something quietly particular That made this revolution a bit irregular The idea that the people should live Freely with all the rights God does give No longer shackled to a rule of man But given the right … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Constitution Is Not Written On Blank Pages

Posted on November 13, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction.” –Thomas Jefferson, letter to Wilson Nicholas, 1803 Every word in the Constitution either means something of particular intent or … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Judiciary Is Not Meant To Override the Other Branches

Posted on October 21, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“[T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Exceptional

Posted on October 11, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Thinking in terms of the national There are few things as exceptional Than the gifts of freedom and liberty Paid for at the foot of that given tree Where mankind pines for freedom Safe from the tyrannical kingdoms And where … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Rule of Law Is What Makes Society Stable

Posted on September 27, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“I believe that the main lesson which our generation has learnt is that we must find a new limit for the activities of government, a limit which leaves ample scope for sensible experimentation but which secures the freedom of the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Democracy Rapidly Deteriorates Into the Law of the Jungle

Posted on September 7, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Democracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man’s life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Free Expression and Rule of Law Are Necessary To Freedom

Posted on June 19, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Two things form the bedrock of any open society – freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don’t have those things, you don’t have a free country.” – Salman Rushdie, quote from the January 16, 2008, The Times … Continue reading →

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First Principles – On the Impartiality of Justice

Posted on April 7, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Without justice being freely, fully, and impartially administered, neither our persons, nor our rights, nor our property, can be protected. And if these, or either of them, are regulated by no certain laws, and are subject to no certain principles, … Continue reading →

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