The Posse Comitatus Act of the U.S. is Signed into Law by Rutherford B. Hayes
The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law signed on June 18, 1878 by President Rutherford B. Hayes. The purpose of the act …
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James Garfield Stated at America’s 100th Anniversary: “the People are Responsible for the Character of their Congress. “If that Body be… Corrupt, it is Because the People Tolerate …Corruption.”
As a congressman, James Garfield had stated at the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1876: “Now more than ever before, the …
Daniel Webster: “Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from… the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness & negligence.”
“I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe … Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from another quarter. From …
Rev. Jasper Adams gives Sermon titled, “The Relation of Christianity to Civil Government in the United States”
Rev. Jasper Adams gives a sermon to his congregation titled, “The Relation of Christianity to Civil Government in the United States,” on February 13, 1833. …
John Adams: “We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion…”
Source: The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States, CF Adams, ed., Vol. 9, p. 229, Oct. 11, 1798, Boston: Little, Brown, …
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
This document, approved by the National Assembly, codifies the ideals of the French Revolution, strongly influenced by those of the Enlightenment and the American Revolution. …
Parliament Passes the ‘Declaratory Act’ to Declare Sovereignty Over Colonies in All Cases
Enacted on the same day that Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act by King George and British Parliament was merely positioning so that …
Cato’s Letters, Number 38
Cato’s Letter #38, written on July 22nd, 1721, emphasizes the importance of the people’s ability to judge their government. The letter argues that the world is …
The ‘Petition of Right’ Approved by King Charles I in England
The Petition of Right (see document) is a statement of the objectives of the 1628 English legal reform movement that led to the Civil War …