One Minute Briefs (Month 1)
The Spirit Gives Life – The Letter Killeth
Here is today’s Truth for Patriots, with founder Tom Evans…
“Nothing is more certain than that the forums of liberty may be retained when the substance is gone. In government, “the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.”
These words by Founding Father John Dickenson, based on 2 Corinthians, explain how America has strayed. By ignoring our founder’s INTENT, the SPIRIT of our Declaration & Constitution, and court PRECEDENT, the recent courts have squinted at the LETTERS and fabricated such absurdities as “Separation of Church and State” and abortion rights. The LETTER certainly kills, doesn’t it!
Founding Father James Wilson, declared the critical importance of intent this way: “The first and governing maxim in the interpretation of a statute is to discover the meaning of those who made it…”
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© T. Evans 2007