From Jefferson's "Notes on Virginia" we see some great words. The words hearken back to a bold statement in the Declaration of Independence. It is one of my favorite Jefferson quotes:
"Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath?"
Read more at the University of Virginia website
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And this is something that is left out of the revisionist history books now. The left wants to keep on claiming that the Constitution or Bill of Rights did not come from Christianity or the Bible. The writings of all the founding fathers indicate they got the principles from the Bible. To me, it's obvious anyway.
Dirk
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