28 Principles
Basis for Sound Government & Just Human Relations in Natural Law
1st Principle
These are the 3 unalienable rights specifically mentioned in the Declaration of Independence.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Known as the Father of our Country, a prophecy said he would never fall in battle.
George Washington
“These are the times that try men’s souls.”
Thomas Paine
This gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American Colonies.
Tea Act
Without religion, the government of a free people cannot be maintained.
4th Principle
These are the three things the signers of the Declaration of Independence pledged to each other.
Lives, Fortunes, and Sacred Honor
Not very good in social settings, he was amazing when writing, and gave us the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
“I regret I have but one life to give for my country.”
Paraphrased from Nathan Hale
The requirement of colonists to use specifically stamped paper for legal documents, playing cards, calendars, newspapers, dice, and virtually all business.
Stamp Act
The God-given right to govern is vested in the sovereign authority of the whole people.
10th Principle
This is why governments are instituted among men
To secure unalienable rights
Known as a great inventor, this statesman was often in great pain as he served his country.
Benjamin Franklin
“We must indeed all hang together, or most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”
Benjamin Franklin
A tax on molasses, which also included a crackdown on smuggling.
Sugar Act
The proper role of Government is to protect equal rights, not provide equal things.
7th Principle
What does a decent respect to the opinions of mankind require that is mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?
Declare the causes of the separation
A great example of personal sacrifice for the country, some say he worked harder than anyone else for the Declaration of Independence.
John Adams
“I must study politics and war, that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.”
John Adams
Meant to punish the Colonies for the Boston Tea Party, this included closing Boston’s port.
Intolerable Act
All men are created equal rights
6th Principle
We hold “them,” as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
British Brethren
His actual name, Francis Marion, was unknown for some time, but he was very successful in harassing the British and Tory forces in the South, being called by this name.
The Swamp Fox
“I have not yet begun to fight.”
Commodore John Paul Jones
This declared that British troops could be housed in the homes of private citizens without requiring the permission of the owners.
Quartering Act