tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post589971865646696171..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: MaximsEric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-73938506074013492892017-06-30T07:20:00.650-05:002017-06-30T07:20:00.650-05:00The founders - i.e. the people who actually fought...The founders - i.e. the people who actually fought for the American Revolution - saw liberty and democracy as inseparable. That is why they insisted on a Republic. That term has been abused by people who should know better to pretend that democracy was not in people's minds. In 1775 to be for a Republic was to be for popular sovereignty. That is why the Constitution reads "We the People".LetUsHavePeacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150236444828943359noreply@blogger.com