http://www.causeofliberty.com Leading An American Renaissance Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:07:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   | 10 Foundational Questions | Introduction | Question #1 | Question #2 | Question #3 | Question #4 | Question #5 | Question #6 |   "The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people. The streams of national power ought to ... http://www.causeofliberty.com/2008/06/24/what-are-%e2%80%9clegitimate-foundation%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9clegitimate-authority%e2%80%9d-in-political-philosophy/ | 10 Foundational Questions | Introduction | Question #1 | Question #2 | Question #3 | Question #4 | Question #5 |   "To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; ... http://www.causeofliberty.com/2008/06/21/question-6-what-is-more-important-culture-or-politics-and-government/ | 10 Foundational Questions | Introduction | Question #1 | Question #2 | Question #3 | Question #4 | The Four Foundations of Freedom are: Private Virtue Public Virtue Widespread Education Auxiliary Precautions The Founders consistently taught that, in the absence of these foundations, no society can survive, or at least maintain its freedom. Private virtue means ... http://www.causeofliberty.com/2008/06/16/question-5-what-are-the-four-foundations-of-freedom/ | 10 Foundational Questions | Introduction | Question #1 | Question #2 | Question #3 | The most common--and grossly incorrect--answer to this question is that we are a democracy. The right--albeit simplistic--answer is that we are a republic. A more sophisticated answer is that we are a constitutional republic. The most ... http://www.causeofliberty.com/2008/06/14/question-4-what-is-the-american-form-of-government/ | 10 Foundational Questions | Introduction | Question #1 | Question #2 | According to the American Founders, the proper role of government is to protect unalienable rights. The government cannot rightfully do anything that an individual cannot rightfully do. In other words, if it is wrong for an individual to ... http://www.causeofliberty.com/2008/06/06/question-3-what-is-the-proper-role-of-government/ | 10 Foundational Questions | Introduction | Question #1 | According to Unalienable.com, "The absolute rights of individuals may be resolved into the right of personal security, the right of personal liberty, and the right to acquire and enjoy property. These rights are declared to be natural, inherent, and unalienable. "By the ... http://www.causeofliberty.com/2008/06/05/question-2-what-are-the-differences-between-unalienable-and-civil-rights/ | Ten Foundational Questions | Introduction | The Declaration of Independence states that "...all men are created equal...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..." Sir William Blackstone wrote that, "Man...must necessarily be subject to the laws of his Creator...This will of his Maker is called the law of ... http://www.causeofliberty.com/2008/06/04/question-1-what-is-the-source-of-mans-rights/ Before I give my answers to the questions in my last post, let me explain why I ask them. In creating them, my thought process was to identify the foundational premises for the main competing views in political philosophy. The answers to each of these questions boil all of the political ... http://www.causeofliberty.com/2008/06/04/ten-foundational-questions-an-introduction/ Do you know why the following questions matter? Can you list at least three sources of opposing views on the answers? Read the questions then answer them by commenting below. 1. What is the source of man's rights? 2. What are the differences between unalienable and civil rights? 3. What is the proper role ... http://www.causeofliberty.com/2008/05/14/how-well-can-you-answer-these-questions/ Finding New Heroes, Forging America’s New Future What, or who will save America? How will America be saved? Can she be saved at all? I recently found profound answers to these consequential questions from “Whale Rider,” the powerful movie about a young girl’s struggle to “confront the past, change the present and ... http://www.causeofliberty.com/2008/05/14/will-you-be-a-whale-rider/