#founding

Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed. ↗

— Paul Tsongas

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In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers sought to secure our independence and the liberties that remain the foundation of our nation today. ↗

— Doc Hastings

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The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule. ↗

— James Bovard

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