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Historic Document · May 29, 2012
Brown v. Board of Education
days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state … psychological knowledge at the time of Plessy v. Ferguson, this finding is amply supported by modern authority. Any language [347 U.S. 483, 495] in Plessy v. Ferguson contrary to this
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
Winston Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech
apartment homes where the wage-earner strives amid the accidents and difficulties of life to guard his wife and children from privation and bring the family up in the fear … people of any country have the right, and should have the power by constitutional action, by free unfettered elections, with secret ballot, to choose or change the character or form
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
1st Inaugural Address
advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential … victory. I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days. In such a spirit on my part and on yours we face
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
Cross of Gold
that which it does not mean. What we oppose by that plank is the life tenure which is being built up in Washington, and which excludes from participation in official … believe in, we reply that when we have restored the money of the Constitution all other necessary reforms will be possible; but that until this is done there
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
Not Yours to Give
consistent with Crockett’s character, and his support for our Constitution. See Alexander’s Essay, Not Yours To Give ----------------------------------------------- From The Life of Colonel David Crockett Member … believe you to be honest. But an understanding of the Constitution different from mine I cannot overlook because the Constitution, to be worth anything, must be held sacred and rigidly
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
government, yield to it their allegiance and support are undoubtedly its most conscientious supporters, and so frequently the most serious obstacles to reform. Some are petitioning the State to dissolve … should at once effectually withdraw their support, both in person and property, from the government of Massachusetts, and not wait till they constitute a majority of one, before they suffer
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
The Lyceum Address
support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and Laws, let every American pledge his life, his property, and his sacred honor;--let every … materials for our future support and defence.--Let those materials be moulded into general intelligence, sound morality, and in particular, a reverence for the constitution and laws : and, that
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
John Adams’s Inaugural Address
support it until it shall be altered by the judgments and wishes of the people, expressed in the mode prescribed in it; if a respectful attention to the constitutions … honor, the duty and interest, of the same American people pledged to support the Constitution of the United States, I entertain no doubt of its continuance in all its energy
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
George Washington’s Farewell Address to the People of the United States
forward to the moment which is intended to terminate the career of my political life my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of that debt … constitutes you one people is also now near to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
The Bill of Rights as Ratified
Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution. Article the First Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting … jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
Madison’s Proposal for the Bill of Rights
feel all these inducements to go into a revisal of the constitution, we must feel for the constitution itself, and make that revisal a moderate one. I should be unwilling … enumerated, and it follows that all that are not granted by the constitution are retained: that the constitution is a bill of powers, the great residuum being the rights
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
Amendments 11-27 to the Constitution of the United States
June 13, 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868. Note: Article I, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 2 of the 14th amendment. Section 1. All persons born … State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
The Declaration of Independence
they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among … combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large
Historic Document · May 29, 2012
The Bill of Rights
seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons … jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process
Opinion · May 25, 2012
Remarks on Religious Liberty
could trust the care-givers and the administrators to share his family’s pro-life convictions and practice them in the way they treated his grandchildren. Even when … even today still on the books in many state constitutions. They were put in state constitutions to stop families from educating their children in Catholic schools (instead of public schools
Opinion · May 24, 2012
The Bad/Good Idea of Removing Assad
Gadhafi from Libya -- and without the use of ground troops or loss of American life. Would not the spread of the Arab Spring to Damascus be wonderful -- especially given that … women, tribal minorities and Christians. The point is not that we should only support idealists who promise an Arab version of Santa Monica, but that we do not oust
Alexander's Column · May 24, 2012
Memorial Day Is NOT on Sale
toil and blood and treasure that it will cost to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States.” --John Adams Memorial Day provides a stark contrast between the best … Patriotism, while in reality they are in constant violation of their oaths to our Constitution. Image That notwithstanding, there are still tens of millions of genuine American Patriots who will
Opinion · May 23, 2012
Is That a Spy in Your Pocket?
physical intrusion needed to surreptitiously install the transmitter, it did not resolve the constitutional implications of surveillance using cellphones, the tracking devices that Americans voluntarily carry in their pockets … Geolocation surveillance threatens to make even those aspects of life an open book to government.” Crump was testifying in support of the Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act, a bill
Opinion · May 21, 2012
Two Is Enough
nothing new. It’s so old, in fact, that it predates the federal constitution. “There is nothing I dread so much as a division of the Republic into two great … Elect plans to do to the two-party duopoly that has dominated American political life — remove the barriers to real competition, flatten the incumbents, and let the people
Opinion · May 17, 2012
Will Gay Marriage Force Black Churches to Reconsider Democratic Party?
this: What took black church leaders so long to reconsider their near blind support for the Democratic Party? The historical strength of black churches has been that of a moral … Party is the party of Roe v. Wade, even though blacks are more pro-life than whites. Former President Jimmy Carter, a religious man who called himself “twice born,” thought