This is what Santorum believes:
“Man’s personal dignity requires besides that he enjoy freedom and be able to make up his own mind when he acts.
In his association with his fellows, therefore, there is every reason why his recognition of rights, observance of duties, and many-sided collaboration with other men, should be primarily a matter of his own personal decision.
Each man should act on his own initiative, conviction, and sense of responsibility, not under the constant pressure of external coercion or enticement.
There is nothing human about a society that is welded together by force.
Far from encouraging, as it should, the attainment of man’s progress and perfection, it is merely an obstacle to his freedom.”
“Hence, a regime which governs solely or mainly by means of threats and intimidation or promises of reward, provides men with no effective incentive to work for the common good.
And even if it did, it would certainly be offensive to the dignity of free and rational human beings.”
“Consequently, laws and decrees passed in contravention of the moral order, and hence of the divine will, can have no binding force in conscience, since ‘it is right to obey God rather than men.’”
bttt Here:
Pope Leo XIII on True Liberty by MICHAEL DAVIES
Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2389225/posts
A heartfelt “thank you” for the work you put into these posts.
IMO, God has set Rick Santorum as a guidepost. If the majority of the American people accept Santorum, we will be on the path to recovery in all respects. If the majority rejects him, we will be on the path to our doom. A dramatic statement? No, a realistic one. Santorum is the only candidate who is talking about root causes, rather than merely discussing how to treat the symptoms.