And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever.
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You seem to take an overly broad definition of what the “Federalist Papers” actually were. Most of your content comes from elsewhere.
@Chris, while the name of the site is the Federalist Papers, on this site and the facebook group we discuss the Constitution, Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers and the philosophy of our nation’s founders. So yes, its broad, but I also think it makes sense to include all of the different elements. What do you think, does that make sense?
“So yes, its broad, but I also think it makes sense to include all of the different elements. What do you think, does that make sense?”
Of course it makes sense. Mr. Johnston never stated the contrary. Your initial response was sufficient.
I really like your page, “The Federalist Papers”, and I have this quote of Jefferson’s as one of my favorites on my page. My problem with your premise is that “separation of church and state” are not Jefferson’s words. They came from a Supreme Court ruling in the 1930′s, after FDR had packed the court with liberal Justices. The founders didn’t believe that you could separate the two, as this quote shows. What they wanted to avoid was an official, “national” church.