PrintJanuary 26, 2005
An Empire For Liberty
In his second inaugural address President George W. Bush said that 'from the day of our founding we have proclaimed that every man and woman on this earth has rights, and dignity, and matchless value, because they bear the image of the maker of heaven and earth.'
Now that last phrase may make the atheists and secularists and national God—evictors out there blanch, but it is an undeniable fact that our founders appreciated the role of that Supreme Being, the author of liberty, in their work and in men's lives. Madison later wrote that he 'perceived the finger of that Almighty Hand' in the crafting of our founding documents.
The author of the Declaration of Independence wrote about the self—evident truths that all men are created equal and have inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson understood that man was created by a Supreme Being; that the rights he expounded existed only in that context. In a 27 April 1809...(Read Full Article)
