Ebook {Epub PDF} Defending the Constitution by Noah Webster

 · Webster wrote: “Men may devise and adopt new forms of government; they may amend old forms, repair breaches, and punish violators of the constitution; but there is, there can be, no effectual remedy, but obedience to the divine law.”97 As we obey God’s law and act upon the principles of Christianity, we shall see mankind advance, for, according to Webster, the gospel of the Savior Estimated Reading Time: 10 mins. “I, (name of Member), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation. What did Noah Webster believe in nationalism? didn't want uniformity of the country, rather ruling in small cities. The reason why after the ratification of the constitution the bill of rights was enacted. Judith Sargent Murray. Published an essay defending the rights of education for women. Argues; men and women were equal in intellect.

This is the third in a series of essays defending our Constitution against unfair accusations from so-called progressives. such as Noah Webster of Connecticut and Tench Coxe of Pennsylvania. Daniel Webster became perhaps the most well-known of this second generation of Americans and a respected constitutional scholar himself. In a 4 th of July speech he reminded the listeners that, "The American Constitution is the purchase of American valor. The Constitution is the great memorial of the deeds of our ancestors.". Noah Webster's essay, referred to by Mr. Curtis as containing "the first definite proposition for a constitution of the United States, as a substitute for the Articles of Confederation," was published at Hartford in On February 16th, , Pela tiah Webster had published at Philadelphia his epoch-making.

Webster wrote: “Men may devise and adopt new forms of government; they may amend old forms, repair breaches, and punish violators of the constitution; but there is, there can be, no effectual remedy, but obedience to the divine law.”97 As we obey God’s law and act upon the principles of Christianity, we shall see mankind advance, for, according to Webster, the gospel of the Savior contains “the genuine principles of civil life—the only principles which can perfect the work of. "A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. When the people once surrender their share of the legislature, and their right of defending the limitations upon the government, and of resisting every encroachment upon them, they can never regain it.”. Webster’s patriotism is active, not passive. It demands being involved, defending the country against foreign invasion and ensuring that our laws and institutions remain strong and pure. As a member of the founding generation, Webster lived a patriotic life. He served in the Connecticut militia, while a student at Yale College, during the.