It is not life, Virtuous liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
I know that, gimme a little credit.
I worded it like that to make the point that aligns with what most of the founders and leaders of the late 1700s envisioned. The kind of liberty envisioned and understood to be the best was one that was virtuous. Our founders came from a place where honor, virtue, integrity, character and moral uprightness were integral parts of great government AND great culture. A history study of Rome and their intimacy with Europe despotism, tyranny, and the church drove them. The quotes I listed are just a sampling of the writings that set the stage and give us insight into the ideals impacting the formation of our country.
Which to you makes the most sense and is the most beneficial? Liberty based just on freedom alone or Liberty that is based on freedom but has at its core a sense of goodness and honor and justice and truth?
It was understood that Liberty could be perverted and lost, but that virtue of the people and virtue of the government itself was the preserving safeguard of that precious Liberty.
