“Government of the people, by the people and for the people”, or not?
The Price of Liberty
by Robert Greenslade
07/30/07
When President Abraham Lincoln uttered these 11 words in his Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, he could not have known they would be transformed into the popular perception of the Constitution for the United States. This perception has become so ingrained in the minds of modern Americans that it is almost sacrilegious to question it. Since the federal government derives all its power from the Constitution, and that government claims it was granted unlimited power over the lives of the people, the true nature of the Constitution should be important to every American. Therefore, the author decided to construct a simple 2 question quiz to help the reader determine if this perception is fact or fiction...
http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/07/07/30/greenslade.htm
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Greenslade
by Robert Greenslade
07/30/07
When President Abraham Lincoln uttered these 11 words in his Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, he could not have known they would be transformed into the popular perception of the Constitution for the United States. This perception has become so ingrained in the minds of modern Americans that it is almost sacrilegious to question it. Since the federal government derives all its power from the Constitution, and that government claims it was granted unlimited power over the lives of the people, the true nature of the Constitution should be important to every American. Therefore, the author decided to construct a simple 2 question quiz to help the reader determine if this perception is fact or fiction...
http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/07/07/30/greenslade.htm
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Greenslade
rudkla - 31. Jul, 11:25
