You overstate our founders views that God was the source of rights.They knew that if you wanted rights you had to seize themThere was no government capable of interfering. The market for our goods was extremely limited and anything but freeWe had an agrarian economy and survived off of tobacco and firsWe had an INTERNAL Free Market to ensure competition between Americans, and tariffs against foreign competitors.
And we grew to be the world's largest economy.
The marketplace was very limited
"Free market" means the government didn't interfere. The fact that our economy wasn't industrial yet is a result of the fact that it takes time for industry to develop. It doesn't spring up miraculous from the ground the instant you get government out of the way.
All you ever prove with your posts is what a colossal dumbass you are.
I love when conservatives try to attribute their agenda to the founders. Makes them look like desperate fools
Modern Conservatives does incorporate the Age of Enlightenment philosophy of the FOunders, while modern "liberals" do not.
ONe of the easiest ways to see this is to ask a conservative and a "liberal" if they believe the Rights are God Given/Inherent, or granted by the State.
LIberals generally get side tracked by their knee jerk opposition to anything Christian, but if you can spend a few days getting them back on topic, believe Rights are granted by the Government, not Inherent.
Conservatives agree with the founders, that they are God Given, or Inherent.
Thank you for proving what I just said.
You had to knee jerk against the Christian aspect of my post, even though I clearly stated that you would do that, AND you deny the Inherent nature of Rights, which is a core aspect of Enlightenment Era Philosophy.
THus, the Founders and conservatives are on one side of this very important basic point, and you libs and pre-enlightenment thinkers are on the other side.
Did you ever read the UN Declaration of Human RIghts?
Here's how it opens..
"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,"
That was back in 1948, before you libs abandoned your Liberalism.