“The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes and constitutional protections such as the separation of powers, the Bill of Rights, election of senators by state legislators, the electoral college, no income taxation, most governmental functions performed at the state and local levels, and myriad other constitutional limitations on the powers of the central government.” StatesGovernmentGivenLevelsDemocracyRightsCollegeUnderstoodFunctionElectionBillsProtectionSeparationIncomeLocalsLimitationEvolveFoundersSenatorsRoutesTaxationIncome TaxLegislatorsBill Of RightsPlunderSeparation Of PowersElectoral CollegeCentral Government Author:Thomas DiLorenzo
“When the Founders thought of democracy, they saw democracy in the political sphere - a sphere strictly limited by the Constitution's well-defined and enumerated powers given the federal government. Substituting democratic decision making for what should be private decision making is nothing less than tyranny dressed up.” ShouldWellsGovernmentPoliticalGivenDecisionDemocracySawsConstitutionDemocraticTyrannyDefinedDecision MakingSpheresFoundersFederal GovernmentDressed Up Author:Walter E. Williams
“The Founders understood that democracy was important, but if you didn't filter it through a republican system you'd be just as likely to end up with a tyranny of the majority as you would with a healthy society. Don't worry, I won't quote the Federalist Papers, but trust me, it's in there.” IfsImportantEndsWorryDemocracyHealthyRepublicanPaperUnderstoodMajorityTyrannyFoundersPapersTrust MeFiltersFederalistFederalist PapersTyranny Of The MajorityHealthy Society Author:Jonah Goldberg
“From Samuel Adams to Patrick Henry to Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Hamilton, all the Founders intended religion to provide a moral anchor for our liberty in democracy.” ChristianReligiousLibertyMoralDemocracyFoundersAnchorsFranklinHamilton Book:Our Children and Our Country: Improving America's Schools and Affirming the Common Culture Source: Our Children and Our Country: Improving America's Schools and Affirming the Common Culture
“The truth is that our democracy is a work in progress. We are all its founders. We are all learning that we are linked and not ranked.” DemocracyProgressTruth IsFoundersLinkedWork In Progress Author:Amy Richards
“I do think that our democracy is so great, we can withstand even a candidacy of Donald Trump. And when we emerge from this, it has to be respecting the position of those who supported him, addressing the anger and anxiety that they have, and, again, bringing the country together, which was always the purpose of our founders, a more perfect union.” ThinkingCountryTogetherPurposePerfectDemocracyPositionTrumpAnxietyUnionsFoundersCandidacy Author:Nancy Pelosi