2. Before America – Historical Review
• During the Dark
Ages, Europe
came to be ruled
by Kings.
• The common
belief was that
God raised up a
royal family to
rule over the
land.
God bestowed upon
the King the Right to
govern the people
The King determined
which rights to bestow
upon the people
The common people
were “subjects” to the
King.
3. The Divine Right of Kings
The royal family would inter-marry to preserve a pure
blood line.
The King had the responsibility to seek God’s counsel
in governing the people.
Ancient writings suggest that prophets would go to the
mountains to speak with God.
The peaks on the crown
represented mountain
peaks – symbolic of the
King’s duty to seek God’s
counsel.
4. The Oath
Oath: A solemn affirmation
or declaration, made with an
appeal to God for the truth of
what is affirmed. The appeal
to God in an oath, implies
that the person imprecates
his vengeance and renounces
his favor if the declaration is
false, or if the declaration is a
promise, the person invokes
the vengeance of God if he
should fail to fulfill it.
The Kings of
England in the
1500s (Henry VIII),
1600s (James I),
and 1700s (George
III) established
oaths requiring
subjects to swear
loyalty to their
specific king.
5. Ruler’s Law – The greatest enemy of
self-government and freedom
All power in the ruler (National)
State
Community
Family
Individual
Under Ruler’s Law,
government assumes
all power and imposes
its will on the people.
The ruling group
makes the law,
interprets the law, and
enforces the law.
6. Ruler’s Law
• All power is in the ruler:
– Monarchy : Royal government by the “one”
– Autocracy: Government by the “one” – a dictator
– Plutocracy: Government by the wealthy class
– Aristocracy: Government by those with inherited titles
or the privileged class
– Oligarchy: Government by an exclusive few
– Empire: Aggregate of kingdoms ruled by a monarch
– Military Dictatorship: Government by a few top
military leaders
7. “The accumulation of all powers –legislative,
executive, and judiciary—in the same
hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and
whether hereditary, self-appointed, or
elective, may justly be pronounced the very
definition of tyranny.”
- James Madison
8. Chief characteristics of Ruler’s Law
• The thrust of government is always from the
ruler down, not from the people upward.
There is no vote by the majority.
• The people have no unalienable rights.
• Problems are always solved by issuing new
edicts, creating more bureaus, appointing
more administrators, and charging the people
more taxes to pay for these services.
9. Ruler’s Law and Violence
• The transfer of power is nearly always by violence
– the dagger, the poison cup, or fratricide and
civil war.
• The long history of Ruler’s law is one of blood and
terror, both anciently and in modern times.
Those in power revel in luxury while the lot of the
common people is one of perpetual poverty,
excessive taxation, stringent regulations, and a
continuous existence of misery.
10. Government Power
is Exercised by Force
Government power is exercised by compulsion,
force, conquest, or legislative usurpation.
Power
Force
Force is the
counterfeit of true
power.
11. Under Ruler’s Law, the People are
Governed by Fear
• The Rulers remain in power because the
people live in fear of punishment if they do
not comply.
• When the common people live in fear, they
may remain subjects of a tyrannical
government for generations.
• The challenge of breaking the cycle:
People tend to behave according to what they
believe; therefore, fear of the ruling class is taught
from cradle to grave unless . . .
12. The Enlightenment :
Moving from Fear to Faith,
from Force to Power
• A movement for freedom of religion among the
common people began to stir during the renaissance.
• Their longings for a higher knowledge brought a
reformation and illumination that would grow
brighter and brighter.
• Knowledge increased, reawaking and revitalizing a
world hidden in obscurity.
13. The Bible in the Middle Ages
• Though Bible translations of any kind were
denounced, Bible reading during the Middle
Ages was never totally denied.
• During this time, however, reformers who
promoted Bible reading many times paid with
their lives.
• Persecution had taken the lives of many
martyrs of religious freedom since the 1300s.
14. Translation of the Bible
• John Wycliffe – late 1300s translated Bible from Latin to
English. He and his followers were severely persecuted.
• William Tyndale - early 1500s – translated the New
Testament and portions of the Old Testament from Greek
and Hebrew into English. His friends warned him that he
would be killed for doing so, but he was undaunted.
• On October 6, 1536, William Tyndale was strangled and
his body burned for determination to translate and print
the Bible.
15. Turbulent Political Times
Brought Change
• Because of a disagreement with the church in Rome,
King Henry VIII (1500s) declared himself the head of
the church in England and required that copies of the
English Bible be placed in every parish church.
• Hungry for the gospel, people flocked to these
churches, reading the scriptures to one another until
their voices gave out. The Bible was also used as a
primer to teach reading.
• Aware of the divisions within his own country, English
King James I agreed to a new official version of the
Bible. (1611)
16. Influence of the Bible
Political Philosophy
“The Liberty of a People is the gift of God and
Nature.”
“The Liberties of Nations are from God and
Nature, not from Kings.”
Algernon Sidney (1623-1683)
17. Algernon Sidney challenged the
Divine Right of Kings
• “God having given the Government of the World to no
one Man, nor declared how it should be divided, left it to
the Will of Man.”
• “A general presumption that Kings will govern well, is not
a sufficient security to the People.”
• “Samuel did not describe to the Israelites the glory of a
free Monarchy; but the Evils the People should suffer,
that he might divert them from desiring a King.”
18. Algernon Sidney –
Observations on Liberty
“Liberty produceth Virtue, Order and Stability:
Slavery is accompanied with Vice, Weakness
and Misery.”
19. John Locke 1632-1704
• Referring to mankind: All men are in a state of
political equality in which there is no natural superior
or inferior.
“that being all equal and independent, no one ought
to harm another in his life, health, liberty or
possessions…”
• Theory of Social Contract: The people agree to
transfer some of their rights to a central government,
while retaining others.
20. Political Reformers in England
Influence the Founders
• Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were both
influenced by the writings of John Locke and
Algernon Sidney.
• Their ideas can be seen in the Declaration of
Independence and again in the Constitution of
the United States.
21. Divine Right of All Men
“All men have been
endowed by their
creator with certain
unalienable rights that
among these are life,
liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness.”
Declaration of Independence
Divine
Right of
Kings
Divine
Right of
All Men
A Giant Leap Forward
and Upward
22. America – One Nation Under God
Our Founding
Fathers invent a
system of
government where
all men are
accountable before
God.
23. “In the beginning of the contest of
Britain, when we were sensible of
danger, we had daily prayers in this
room for divine protection. Our
prayers, sir, were heard; and they were
graciously answered. . . . And have we
now forgotten that powerful friend?
Or do we imagine that we no longer
need His assistance? I have lived, sir,
a long time; and the longer I live the
more convincing proofs I see of this
truth—that God governs in the affairs
of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall
to the ground without His notice, is it
probable than an empire can rise
without His aid?
Benjamin Franklin
(at the Constitutional
Convention, 1787)
24. “We have been assured, sir, in the
sacred writings, that ‘except the Lord
build the house they labor in vain that
build it.’ I firmly believe this; and I
also believe that without His
concurring aid we shall succeed in this
political building no better than the
builders of Babel . . . I therefore, beg
leave to move that hereafter prayers,
imploring the assistance of heaven
and its blessing on our deliberations,
be held in this assembly every
morning before we proceed to
business, and that one or more of the
clergy of this city be requested to
officiate in that service.”
Benjamin Franklin
(at the Constitutional
Convention, 1787)
25. What type of government?
• Monarchy – a government in which the supreme
power is lodged in a single ruler
• Democracy - a form of government in which the
supreme power is lodged in the hands of the people
collectively.
• Republic – a state in which the exercise of sovereign
power is lodged in representatives elected by the
people
• Theocracy – government of a state by the immediate
direction of God. (Religious theocracy – God chooses
the leader; A political theocracy – people choose
righteous leaders to be accountable to God)
26. The Founder’s Formula
• A combination of 3 types of government to
protect the citizens from the Monarchy.
– Democracy (supreme power is lodged in the
hands of the people collectively)
– Republic (the exercise of sovereign power is
lodged in representatives elected by the people)
– Theocracy (the people choose righteous leaders to
be accountable to God – oath of office)
27. Millions of Individuals
(Each endowed with unalienable rights)
Democracy
Community, County, State, Federal Representatives
(Selected rights are loaned from people to representatives)
Republic
Righteous government leaders are
accountable to God (Oath of Office)
Theocracy
Republics are created by vote
Theocracies are created by
covenant (oath)
28. Vertical Separation of Powers
Only specific limited power assigned to each level of government.
The further up the pyramid, the less power given to that branch of
government.
The Federal
Government
The Several
States
Thousands of Counties
Millions of Communities
Tens of Millions Families
Hundreds of Millions Individuals
29. Levels of the Republic –
Individual level
• The people have unalienable rights to exercise
agency in governing their own affairs as long as it did
not impose on the rights of others.
• Individuals have the right and responsibility to solve
problems relating to work, play, associations,
creature comforts, education, acquisition, and
disposition of property.
• As a member of society, the individual has the right
to a voice and a vote.
30. Levels of the Republic - Family
• Marriage and Family – Created by Covenant
before God
– The woman loans some rights to the man – to
provide, protect, and represent the family
– The man loans some rights to the woman – to bear
the children, nurture and serve the family
• The family is the most basic and important unit of
organized society.
• Within a family, the individual will find greater
satisfaction and self-realization than in any other
segment of society.
31. Levels of the Republic - Community
• Some services can be provided more
efficiently and effectively by a
community than an individual family.
• Certain rights are loaned to community
leaders to provide services (roads,
schools, water, police) and uphold
standards of morality, decency, and
safety.
• Community leaders may pass laws,
collect taxes, and create policy for the
good of the community.
By taking
the Oath of
Office,
elected
community
leaders make
a promise to
God to
uphold these
rights.
32. Levels of the Republic - County
• A group of communities can handle some
services collectively with more efficiency
than an individual community.
• Certain rights are loaned to county leaders
to provide county services (county roads,
bridges and drainage systems; rural police
services; elections; public health; caring
for the needy; records of deeds, births,
deaths, marriages; prosecution of serious
crimes).
• County leaders may pass laws, collect
taxes, and create policy for the good of
the county.
By taking
the Oath of
Office,
elected
county
leaders make
a promise to
God to
uphold these
rights.
33. Levels of the Republic - State
• The sovereign entity of a specific region can
function more effectively for all communities,
counties, and people of the state than they
can do for themselves.
• Certain rights are loaned to State leaders to
provide State services (regulating commerce;
establishing courts; establishing public
schools; roads and bridges; laws to protect
health, safety and morals or the people;
moral problems including liquor, gambling,
drugs, and prostitution).
• State leaders may pass laws, collect taxes,
and create policy for the good of the State.
By taking the
Oath of
Office,
elected State
leaders make
a promise to
God to
uphold these
rights.
34. Levels of the Republic –National
“The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution
to the federal government are few and defined.”
James Madison
• Certain rights (20 powers) are loaned to National Government
leaders to provide National services (foreign affairs; war, peace
and national security; naturalization; patents; federal lands and
property; coining of money; post offices; federal courts;
violations of the laws of nations)
• National leaders may pass laws, collect taxes, and create policy
for the good of the nation.
By taking the Oath of Office – Elected officials
promise God to uphold the rights loaned to them.
35. The Purpose of the Bill of Rights
• The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution as an extra
protection against the federal government assuming too
much control and authority.
• The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect the theocracy.
• The States say NO to the Federal Government. “Congress
shall pass no law . . .”
• By saying NO to the Federal Government, each community
becomes liable to the Creator.
• The local community has the power to determine morality,
decency and safety for their own community to insure the
individuals are responsible for the stewardship God gave them
regarding their unalienable rights.
36. Democracy in America –
Alex de Toqueville
“there is no country in the world where the
Christian religion retains a great influence over
the souls of men than in America; and there can
be no great proof of its utility and its conformity
to human nature than that its influence is
powerfully felt over the most enlightened and free
nation of the earth.”
Alex de Toqueville
The free exercise of religion allowed religious principles to thrive
in the hearts of the people who then selected leaders who would
uphold moral laws and principles.
37. Influence of Women
“I have nowhere seen women occupying a loftier
position; and if I were asked, (...) to what the singular
prosperity and growing strength of that people ought
mainly to be attributed, I should reply,—to the
superiority of their women.”
Alex de Toqueville
38. Influence of Morality and Religion
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral
and religious people. It is wholly inadequate
to the government of any other.”
John Adams
Individual righteousness is the driving force behind
a righteous Republic.
39. In God we trust is not only written on our coins,
But it is written in the hearts of a free people.
IN
GOD WE
TRUST
What happens when the people lose their trust in God?
40. Decrease in Faith
Loss of Interest in
Religion
Increase in Fears
Fears rob the
people of
confidence in the
theocracy
Government
moves towards
monarchy
Challenges
to the
Republic
41. Millions of Individuals
(Each endowed with unalienable rights)
Democracy
Community, County, State, Federal Representatives
(Selected rights are loaned from people to representatives)
Republic
Corrupt government leaders are
elected to office
Monarchy
Fears motivate people to choose
corrupt representatives
Corrupt representatives transfer
increasing amounts of power to
central government.
42. Fear is our Greatest Enemy
• Fear has been the driving force behind the movement to
remove the preamble to the Bill of Rights and to ask the
Federal Government to restrict rights and responsibilities of
local governments.
• 1940s - The Supreme Court declared that the purpose of the
14th Amendment was to limit the States not just on racial civil
rights issues, but on numerous items contained within the Bill
of Rights.
• By applying the Bill of Rights to all levels of Government – we
lose protection of our unalienable rights and by default we
began the move towards a monarchy.
43. Preamble to the Bill of Rights
“THE Conventions of a number of the States having
at the time of their adopting the Constitution,
expressed a desire, in order to prevent
misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further
declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added:
And as extending the ground of public confidence in
the Government, will best insure the beneficent ends
of its institution . . .”
44. How the 14th Amendment changed
the 1st and 2nd Amendments
The original intent of the Founders was to restrict the
powers of the Federal Government so the State and Local
governments can oversee the needs of the people.
– We have the responsibility within our own communities to
protect our standards of morality, decency and safety.
– Each individual has a right and responsibility regarding
standards of behavior in their community.
– If we the people allow evil to come into our community,
then we are responsible.
45. 14th Amendment – New Interpretation
• The Bill of Rights was applied to all levels of
Government.
• The Supreme Court replaced the Creator as the
watchdog and enforcer of our unalienable rights –
our rights became vested rights.
The power to interpret is the power to control, and the
power to control is the weapon to destroy.
46. FEAR was the driving force
behind this new interpretation
• Fear that communities and states would not
protect their citizens moved people to ask the
Federal Government to become the watch dog.
False
Evidence
Appearing
Real
• When citizens react with emotionalism absent of
principle, they ignorantly destroy the protections
of our liberties.
47. Fear or Faith?
“Neither the wisest
constitution nor the
wisest laws will
secure liberty and
happiness of a people
whose manners are
universally corrupt.”
- Samuel Adams
“Only a virtuous
people are capable of
freedom. As nations
become corrupt and
vicious, they have
more need of
masters.”
– Benjamin Franklin
48. Power or Force?
Power Force
Power accomplishes with ease that which force
is unable to accomplish even with extreme effort.
Characterized
by humility,
truth, self-evident
principles. It is always
associated with that
which supports the
significance of life
itself. *
Characterized by
arrogance,
polarization, and
conflict. Force is
pompous; it has all
the answers.It is
concrete, literal and
arguable. It requires
proof and support.*
49. Power vs Force*
• Power arises from
meaning. It has to do
with motive and it
has to do with
principle. It appeals
to that in human
nature which we call
noble. Those things
which uplift and
dignify. *
• Force appeals to that
which we call crass and
must always be
justified. Force always
creates counter-force;
its effect is to polarize
rather than unify.*
*David Hawkins, Power vs Force,
2004.
50. Power vs Force
• Statesmen represent
true power, ruling by
inspiration, teaching by
example and standing
for self-evident
principle. The statesman
invokes the nobility
which resides within all
men and unifies them
through what can best
be termed the heart.*
• Force is seductive
because it emanates
certain glamour,
whether that glamour
is manifested in the
guise of false
patriotism, prestige
or dominance, while
true power very often
is quite unglamorous.
*
51. Hitler vs Churchill
• History has taught us that power of truth and
principle will stand triumphant when it meets the
forces of tyranny.
• Adolf Hitler assembled a military force that seemed
unbeatable; yet he could not defeat a tiny island
across the English Channel because of the virtue and
faith of Winston Churchill.
• Churchill stood for power, Hitler for force. When the
two meet, power always eventually succeeds; in the
long run, if it is deeply founded in the will of the
people, power is immune to force.*
52. Gandhi vs. British Empire
• Mahatma Gandhi, a ninety-pound man who
single handedly overcame the vast British Empire
that ruled two-thirds of the face of the globe.
Gandhi’s success is attributed to his ability to
stand for principle: the intrinsic dignity of man
and his right to freedom, sovereignty and self-
determination.
• Gandhi’s faith was based on the fact that such
rights are bestowed upon man by virtue of the
divinity of his creation and not to be granted by
any earthly power. *
53. “For God hath not given us the spirit of
fear; but of power, and of love, and of a
sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:7
54. Divine Right of All Men:
A Powerful Idea
“All men have been
endowed by their
creator with certain
unalienable rights that
among these are life,
liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness.”
Divine
Right of
Kings
Divine
Right of
All Men
A Giant Leap Forward
and Upward
55. All Men – Refers to All Mankind
Divine Right of Men
• Provide for the basic
needs of the family
• Protect the family from
physical, spiritual,
emotional, and moral
harm
• Represent the Family
Divine Right of Women
• Co-creators with God in
the bearing of children
• Make the Home a place
of refuge, order, and
peace
• Nurture family members
with love and words of
God
In addition to the unalienable rights specified in
the Declaration of Independence . . .
56. Divine Right of Men
• The Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, was
designed to empower men to provide, protect, and
represent their family.
• We invite all men, especially fathers, to join a movement to
Restore the Constitution to the Original form to protect
your Divine Right and Responsibility.
www.thomasjeffersoncenter.com
• Ask about our presentation:
Restoring America’s Balance of Powers
57. Divine Right of Women
• Co-creators with God in
the bearing of children
• Make the Home a place
of refuge, order, and
peace
• Nurture family
members with love and
the words of God
Are we
homemakers
or
HomeMakers?
58. home
dwelling place
Home – growing place
with a nurturing,
inspiring environment
where full potential
may be realized.
maker
maid and cook
Maker – creator of an
environment that will
nurture, protect,
educate, and inspire
homemaker
or
HomeMaker
59. “When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that
is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois,
and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in
thee also. Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that
thou stir up the gift of God which is in thee . . .
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of
power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1: 5-7
60. By their very nature, HomeMakers
possess the power to determine the
future of America
• What power?
–The Power of Faith
–The Power of Virtue
–The Power of Patriotism
61. The Power of Faith
• The power of God’s word
– The Bible teaches truth – things as they REALLY
are, as the REALLY were, and things as they REALLY
will be.
– The Bible teaches the unalienable rights of man.
– The Bible teaches faith in God.
– The Bible teaches the virtues required to live as a
free people.
– The Bible teaches men to dedicate themselves to
a cause greater than oneself.
62. Fear Faith
Spend a few minutes
each day to read from
Holy Writ.
Share Bible Stories with
your families.
63. By faith, Abigail Adams cared for her
young family alone.
By faith, Martha Washington served
the soldiers in her husband’s winter
encampments.
By faith, George Washington led a rag-
tag army through an 8 year war with
the most powerful army on earth.
By faith, Abraham Lincoln turned to
God during the Battle of Gettysburg
and pled for victory.
64. By faith, today’s HomeMakers. . .
Mother
• Serve as co-creators with God in the bearing
of children.
HomeMaker
• Make the Home a place of refuge, order, and
peace.
Nurturer
• Nurture family members with love and the
words of God.
65. The Power of Virtue
By precept and example, a virtuous woman *nurtures the
character traits of the rising generation. Her
contribution to liberty is without price.
“Who can find a
virtuous woman? For
her price is far above
rubies.”
Proverbs 31: 10
66. HomeMakers – Gardeners of Liberty
• The HomeMaker is a nurturer.
• *To nurture means to cultivate, to care for and
to make grow.
• Just as a master gardener creates an ideal
environment for plants to grow, the HomeMaker
creates the home environment that allows
goodness and virtue to grow and prosper.
• HomeMaking is vital and dignified. It requires
virtue, organization, patience, love and work.
67. Makers of the Home
Nurturers of Love
Creators of Beauty
Cultivators of Faith
Gardeners of Liberty
68. Teach Virtue thru Story and Example
Scriptures
The Freedom Series
The Classics
Family Heritage Stories
Stories of Personal Experiences
69. The Power of Virtue
Virtue, morality, and religion.
This is the armor, my friend,
and this alone renders us invincible.
These are the tactics we should study.
If we lose these, we are conquered,
fallen indeed. . . .
-Patrick Henry
70. The Power of Patriotism
• Patriotism: Love or
devotion to a cause
greater than oneself:
Liberty in the Home,
Community, and Nation
• A Patriot will sacrifice
personal comforts, time,
and conveniences to
protect and preserve the
cause of liberty.
A mother’s greatest act of patriotism will occur within the
walls of her own home.
71. A Patriotic Family
• Serves family, community, and
country
• Strengthens marriage and family
• Celebrates Heritage (National,
State, and Local, and Family)
• Sings Patriotic Songs
• Reads true accounts of American
History
• Supports and serves the military
• Develops Self-reliance
• Participates in Civic
Responsibility
72. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and
women; when it dies there, no
constitution, no court can save it.”
Learned Hand
73. By their very nature, HomeMakers
possess the power to determine the
future of America
• What power?
–The Power of Faith
–The Power of Virtue
–The Power of Patriotism
74. Stalin acknowledges the
power of America
"America is like a healthy body and its
resistance is threefold:
its Patriotism,
its Morality,
and its Spiritualism.“
—Josef Stalin
75. There is no place like Home
to restore hope in America
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