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Gouverneur Morris

By Steve Straub On June 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Ebooks

Get a FREE copy of “Gouverneur Morris” by Theodore Roosevelt

The creators of our great republic had both the temptations and the shortcomings of all men, combined with the talents and idealism of the truly great. Among them, no Founding Father demonstrates the combination of temptations and talents quite so vividly as the least [...]

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The Hand of God in American History

By Steve Straub On June 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Ebooks

Get a FREE copy of “The Hand of God in American History” by Robert E. Thompson

The more thoroughly a nation deals with its history, the decidedly will it recognize and own an overruling Providence therein, and the more religious a nation it will become; while the more superficially it deals with its history, [...]

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The Letters of Silence Dogood

By Steve Straub On June 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Ebooks

Get a FREE copy of “The Letters of Silence Dogood” by Benjamin Franklin

In 1722 at the age of 16, Ben Franklin was working as an apprentice to his older brother, James, a Boston printer. Young Ben Franklin never got anything he wrote published so he wrote 14 letters under the assumed name of [...]

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Should Illegal Immigrants Be Rewarded With A Path to Citizenship?

By Steve Straub On June 14, 2013 · 442 Comments · In Current Events

A few days ago we asked you if you thought illegal immigrants should be rewarded with a path to citizenship and if you supported comprehensive immigration reform.

257 of you replied and the comments below are representative of what most of you had to say about this issue:

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The Life of President John Quincy Adams

By Steve Straub On June 12, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Ebooks

Get  a FREE copy of “The Life of President John Quincy Adams” by John T. Morse

John Quincy Adams was already a distinguished diplomat at age thirty when his father John Adams became the second president.

He served as minister to the Dutch Republic. Prussia, Great Britain, and Russia and later he negotiated treaties [...]

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Should Schools Offer “Toy Gun Buyback” Programs?

By Steve Straub On June 12, 2013 · 281 Comments · In Current Events

A few days ago we asked  you what you thought about the Hayward, CA school that is having a “Toy Gun Buyback”  in order to teach young children about the dangers of guns and gun violence.

390 of you replied and the comments below are representative of what most of you had [...]

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Is It Time for Churches to Abandon Tax-Exempt Status to Protect Religious Freedom?

By Steve Straub On June 11, 2013 · 303 Comments · In Current Events

Given recent revelations that the IRS has been targeting people of faith, people who are conservative and people who support Israel Mike Huckabee suggested at a pastors conference June 10th that it might be time for churches to give up tax exempt status in order for Pastors to be able to preach freely rather [...]

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Air Force Warns Airmen Not To Read Scandal News

By Steve Straub On June 10, 2013 · 365 Comments · In Current Events

The Air Force has issued a warning instructing Airmen not to use government computers to access news stories related to the Verizon and PRISM revelations. WND broke the story and reports:

WND has received an unclassified NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) that warns airmen not to look at news stories related [...]

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Sermon on the Freedom and Happiness of the United States

By Steve Straub On June 9, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Ebooks

Get a FREE copy of “Sermon on the Freedom and Happiness of the United States” by Pastor Robert Davidson, originally preached October 5th 1794

To take a comparative view of the nations of the earth, and learn in what respects some are happier than others ; and to examine what are the sources of [...]

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Great Debates In American History – Volume 1

By Steve Straub On June 8, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Ebooks

Get a FREE copy of “Great Debates In American History – Volume 1” edited by Marion M. Miller

Debate is law in the making, and legislation is the essence of political history. All great historians recognize this and have studied legislative debates. To what degree they have done so is probably the most accurate [...]

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What Happened To The Fourth Amendment?

By Steve Straub On June 7, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Current Events

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. [...]

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The Life of Tecumseh

By Steve Straub On June 6, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Ebooks

Get a FREE copy of “The Life of Tecumseh” by Ethel T. Raymond

Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief born circa 1768 near present-day Springfield, Ohio. He opposed the United States and attempted to organize a confederation of tribes to resist white settlement.

During the closing decades of the 18th century, Indian lands west of [...]

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Patrick Henry, Righteousness Alone Can Exalt A Nation

By Steve Straub On June 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Patrick Henry

Righteousness alone can exalt them [America] as a nation. Reader! Whoever thou art, remember this; and in thy sphere practise virtue thyself, and encourage it in others.

Patrick Henry, Patrick Henry: Life, Correspondence and Speeches,  Vol. I, p. 82

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Montesquieu, The Case For A Just War

By Steve Straub On June 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Montesquieu

There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.

Charles de Montesquieu, The Persian Letters, No. 95

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John Locke, Loose Words

By Steve Straub On June 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In John Locke

He that uses his words loosely and unsteadily will either not be minded or not understood.

John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Book III, Ch. 10, sec. 31

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