"When we come to the moral principles on which the government is to be administered, we come to what is proper for all conditions of society. Liberty He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections. —Samuel Adams
"When [the moral sense] is wanting, we endeavor to supply the defect by education, by appeals to reason and calculation, by presenting to the being so unhappily conformed, other motives to do good and to eschew evil, such as the love, or the hatred, or the rejection of those among whom he lives, and whose society is necessary to his happiness and even existence; demonstrations by sound calculation that honesty promotes interest in the long run; the rewards and penalties established by the laws; and ultimately the prospects of a future state of retribution for the evil as well as the good done while here. These are the correctives which are supplied by education, and which exercise the functions of the moralist, the preacher, and legislator; and they lead into a course of correct action all those whose depravity is not too profound to be eradicated." —Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Law, 1814."When wrongs are pressed because it is believed they will be borne, resistance becomes morality." —Thomas Jefferson to M. deStael, 1807."Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people." —Thomas Jefferson to Isaac H. Tiffany, 1816. The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the
"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all." —Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 1787. Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest. —Benjamin Franklin
There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government. —Benjamin Franklin
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice. —Benjamin Franklin
Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God. —Benjamin Franklin
Necessity never made a good bargain. —Benjamin Franklin
Half a truth is often a great lie. —Benjamin Franklin
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price. —Benjamin Franklin
A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one. —Benjamin Franklin
Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. —George Washington
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. —George Washington
It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible. —George Washington
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience. —George Washington
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good. —George Washington
We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience. —George Washington
A profitable bit of searching will lead the diligent person to the following website which contains a plethora of good quotes of many of our nation’s founding fathers: http://www.eadshome.com/QuotesoftheFounders.htm
The above reveals clearly that we have fallen from the lofty intents of our founding fathers who demonstrated clear moral values.
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