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    The American Ideal of 1776: The Twelve Basic American Principles

    By Hamilton Abert Long, ©1976

    Author's Introduction and Information regarding the Author


    Intelligent choice - between 1776 Americanism and conflicting Isms (chiefly Socialism in the USA today) - requires primarily thorough knowledge of these principles


    Part I: Twelve Basic American Principles:

    Author's Prefatory Note regarding the Principles

    1. The Spiritual is Supreme
    2. Fear of Government-over-Man
    3. Unalienable Rights--From God
    4. Man Organizes Governments to Be His Tools
    5. Limited Government
    6. Decentralized Government
    7. Equal, By God's Gift, In Sight of God and Law
    8. Life and the Pursuit of Happiness
    9. Liberty--Against Government-over-Man
    10. Private Property--Liberty's Support
    11. Taxes--Limited to Safeguard Liberty
    12. The Majority--Limited for Liberty


    Part II: Some Aspects of the Traditional American Philosophy

    Author's Preliminary Comment
    The Traditional American Philosophy--A Definite, Unique, American Philosophy of Government Does Exist--Composed of a Set of Specific, Fundamental, Traditional Principles
    The Two Revolutions of 1776--for Individual Liberty and for Independence
    Evolution a Main Part of the Revolution
    Uniqueness of the Twin Revolution
    Magna Carta's King-granted Rights
    Understanding the American Heritage
    Comments About A Few of the Sources Consulted Regarding Definition of the American Principles
    "The Federalist"--A Rich Source of Sound Knowledge
    An Important Distinction: Democracy versus Republic
    The Planning in 1776-1788--That the New Government Be a Republic
    The Federated System of Republics in America
    Representative Government--a Chief Characteristic of a Republic
    Limited Government in Relation to the "Bill of Rights" (or Prohibitions)
    Limited Government In Relation to Some Fields of Power Prohibited to the Federal Government
    Limited Government in Relation to The Constitution's Treaty Clause
    Limited Government in Relation to the Role of the Supreme Court
    Limited Government under the Constitution in Relation to Religious Considerations Which the Declaration of Independence Makes Express
    Limited Government and Individual Enterprise and the Profit Motive--Soundness Ethically, Morally, Socially and Otherwise
    Concluding Comment as to Background Material


    Part III: All Honor to the Founders

    Respect Due The Founders
    Refutation of the Charge That The Framers Perpetrated a Coup d'etat
    The Founders' Concept of "Property"--Embracing All Rights--Not Merely Things Material
    The Just Heritage of Posterity Always Uppermost in The Founders' Minds
    Samuel Adams' Warning
    A 1765 Call to Action--"Educate Young and Old: For Liberty"--As Timely Today as When Originally Made




    Relevant reading:

    The Declaration of Independence

    Constitution of the United States - Original begins with "We The People." The text clearly indicates that the constitution is "for," not "of" the United States of America.

    "The Federalist"--A Rich Source of Sound Knowledge
    "The Federalist" Listed in order and by topic.

    Anti- Federalist Papers

    Articles of Confederation

    Kentucky Resolutions of 1798

    Magna Carta's King-granted Rights - overview
    The Magna Carta (The Great Charter) - Translated from Latin

    Annals of Congress
    Journals of the Continental Congress


    Oh, hey, btw, the entire run of IF Magazine Is Now Freely Available Online. Which is just an aside thing while I'm thinking of it.

    IF Magazine was a monthly science fiction magazine that was first published in 1952, and ran through 1974. IF never quite reached the same pinnacle as that of other magazines such as Astounding Science Fiction, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction or Galaxy Science Fiction, but it published a number of excellent stories and serializations, such as James Blish’s classic story "A Case of Conscience", and Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream"


    https://archive.org/details/ifmagazine

    Last edited by Natural Citizen; 11-16-2016 at 09:02 PM.



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