Phrase in the United States Declaration of Independence
Perhaps the greatest political science lesson ever taught can be found in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that…
House Bill (HB) 171 (“Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on DEI”), currently before the General Assembly, would prohibit state agencies from discriminating “on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, nationality,…
North Carolina recognizes one more self-evident gift of God to each of us: the right to the enjoyment of the fruits of our own labor.
If we tell the government its principal role is to take care of us, there will be no end to the violation of rights.
Some truths are so self-evident that our state constitution infers them, such as this one: "the blessings of liberty."
In North Carolina, the self-evident truths are not just undergirding and informing the thinking that produced the Constitution, they are a very part of it.
The fulcrum of our independence is encapsulated in this sentence in our Declaration: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed…
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In the letter below, Don Boudreaux responds to a recent WSJ article calling for mandatory “national service” written by General Stanley McChrystal. Whatever the general’s political leanings, he is advocating…
If you believe that greedy, reckless bankers caused the financial crisis, you might want to spend some time with Cato Institute president and former BB&T chairman and CEO John Allison.…
The Washington Examiner reports on a conversation between Rep. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. DeMint said he asked if the unborn have any rights and Sotomayor…
That’s what The News & Observer has as a front-page Independence Day message. Right there above the fold, in display type, is the quote from the Declaration of Independence about…