The 28 Principles Our Nation Was Founded On
1st Principle |
The only reliable basis for sound government and just human
relations is Natural Law. |
2nd Principle |
A free people cannot survive under a republican constitution
unless they remain virtuous and morally strong. |
3rd Principle |
The most promising method of securing a virtuous and morally
stable people is to elect virtuous leaders. |
4th Principle |
Without religion the government of a free people cannot be
maintained. |
5th Principle |
All things were created by God, therefore upon Him all mankind
are equally dependent, and to Him they are equally responsible. |
6th Principle |
All men are created equal. |
7th Principle |
The proper role of government is to protect equal rights, not
provide equal things. |
8th Principle |
Men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
rights. |
9th Principle |
To protect man's rights, God has revealed certain principles of
divine law. |
10th Principle |
The God-given right to govern is vested in the sovereign
authority of the whole people. |
11th Principle |
The majority of the people may alter or abolish a government
which has become tyrannical. |
12th Principle |
The United States of America shall be a republic. |
13th Principle |
A constitution should be structured to permanently protect the
people from the human frailties of their rulers. |
14th Principle |
Life and liberty are secure only so long as the right to
property is secure. |
15th Principle |
The highest level of prosperity occurs when there is a
free-market economy and a minimum of government regulations. |
16th Principle |
The government should be separated into three branches --
legislative, executive, and judicial. |
17th Principle |
- A system of checks and balances should be adopted to prevent
the abuse of power. |
18th Principle |
The unalienable rights of the people are most likely to be
preserved if the principles of government are set forth in a written
constitution. |
19th Principle |
Only limited and carefully defined powers should be delegated
to government, all others being retained in the people. |
20th Principle |
Efficiency and dispatch require government to operate according
to the will of the majority, but constitutional provisions must be made to
protect the rights of the minority. |
21st Principle |
Strong local self-government is the keystone to preserving
human freedom. |
22nd Principle |
A free people should be governed by law and not by the whims of
men. |
23rd Principle |
A free society cannot survive as a republic without a broad
program of general education. |
24th Principle |
A free people will not survive unless they stay strong. |
25th Principle |
"Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations --
entangling alliances with none." |
26th Principle |
The core unit which determines the strength of any society is
the family; therefore, the government should foster and protect its integrity. |
27th Principle |
The burden of debt is as destructive to freedom as subjugation
by conquest. |
28th Principle |
The United States has a manifest destiny to be an example and a
blessing to the entire human race. |
And there you have it... the 28 Principles this great nation was founded on.
Taken from "The 5000 Year Leap" by Dr. W. Cleon Skousen |