Posted on 02/01/2010 9:54:10 AM PST by neverdem
We have the responsibility of holding our leaders accountable fortheir actions and decisions. You see, in America, the buck stops here. That is,in our system of government, we cannot place the blame of poor leadership on anyone else. We are given the freedom to choose our leaders and the obligation to hold them accountable. - Now more than ever before the people are responsible for the characterof their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave, and pure, it is because the people demand these high qualities to represent them in the national legislature. If the next centennial does not find us a great nation, it w ill be because those who represent the enterprise, the culture, and the morality of the nation do not aid in controlling the political forums. (Garfield,A Century of Congress,1877)
“The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first.” Thomas Jefferson
If conservatives are, therefore, to accomplish anything, they first must get straight what it is they want to conserve. This means going with the founders, not with Theodore Roosevelt. Why Progressivism is Not, and Never Was, a Source of Conservative Values http://www.claremont.org/publications/pubid.439/pub_detail.asp
Thanks for the link & quotes.
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