It is the belief that all government powers are derived from the governed ….. that no power can be given to the government that an individual does not have (you can’t give what you don’t have) ….. that the rights and powers delegated to the government are not irrevocably given, but still retained by the individual ….. that it is the duty of the individual to respect the rights of others and to protect and defend the constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
It is Limited Government, Economic Freedom, and Personal Responsibility
It is the belief that the US and AZ Constitutions were written in plain English by very wise men and that is says what it says and means what it says.
As Ronald Reagan once told Barry Hess: “Barry, you hold the government to the same moral standard as an individual.”
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Still confused? Watch “The Philosophy of Liberty”,
a simple 10 min animated presentation
Also available in Spanish
