tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post5186550267082838051..comments2023-06-28T05:38:15.567-06:00Comments on Reading Through History Book Club: Thoughts on The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States and The Federalist PapersShimmy Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05161810615900981695noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-86233834082099820852008-07-09T11:31:00.000-06:002008-07-09T11:31:00.000-06:00Amy, it's so funny, you quoted things from the Fed...Amy, it's so funny, you quoted things from the Federalist Papers that really stuck out to me as well! <BR/><BR/>So I'm wondering why it is that the Founding Fathers were so passionate about their country and willing to give up everything for it and it seems that no one really feels that way today? While I was reading through these documents, I was filled with a wonderful spirit of patriotism and Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415153598945542630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-57193868153382573462008-07-08T17:44:00.000-06:002008-07-08T17:44:00.000-06:00Oh yeah, that gets into the whole public virtue th...Oh yeah, that gets into the whole public virtue thing - the willingness to sacrifice all you have for the good of the public. The founding fathers sacrificed so much to make this nation free, and a lot of them lost everything, and got nothing back in return. It's hard to imagine anyone being willing to sacrifice all of that these days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458081006506101857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-31492883711516111682008-07-08T10:09:00.000-06:002008-07-08T10:09:00.000-06:00I think it reminds us of OUR responsibility to mak...I think it reminds us of OUR responsibility to make sure that the government is here to help support these documents, help us and not control us or take rights away.<BR/><BR/>I am always blown away by what those men sacrificed. And I found out this year of the 56 men that signed the Declaration: 11 were captured, sentenced as traitors and tortured before they were killed. MANY lost all that theyShimmy Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161810615900981695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-44997178264783809182008-07-07T12:32:00.000-06:002008-07-07T12:32:00.000-06:00@Allred Family,I agree that it's interesting to se...@Allred Family,<BR/><BR/>I agree that it's interesting to see how strong the arguments were in favor of keeping more power (and thus separation) in the states. I have to remind myself that the states themselves had each been founded separately by different groups of people with different ideals.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I find it fascinating to consider the uniting of the states in comparison to the Mr. Mordecaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07267661707512203726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-62120589711875459372008-07-07T12:05:00.000-06:002008-07-07T12:05:00.000-06:00I’m always amazed by how short the constitution is...I’m always amazed by how short the constitution is. In particular, it’s impressive when you consider the impact it has had worldwide and its ability to hold the country together for so long.<BR/><BR/>I generally have to remind myself that the constitution is not an enumeration of laws. Rather than listing what we can and can’t do in gritty detail, it focuses on the general process by which lawsDiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517246579704472278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-52854016384633694952008-07-05T22:29:00.000-06:002008-07-05T22:29:00.000-06:00It was good for me to read through these documents...It was good for me to read through these documents. It's been a long time since I have read The Declaration of Independence or The Constitution. I was actually on the “Constitution Bowl” when I was in school, so I used to know a lot of details about this time period, but I have forgotten a lot of it. It was nice to study these documents, and to be able to explain the 4th of July to my son. I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458081006506101857noreply@blogger.com