"Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. What about so-called misinformation or fake news? Yes, Jefferson wrote about that, too. In "The American Crisis," Thomas Payne wrote, "Not all the treasures of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for I think it murder but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to 'bind me in all cases whatsoever' to his absolute will, am I to suffer it?" Samuel Adams, known as the father of the American Revolution, once said, "If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin."
In "Of the Study of Law in the United States," James Wilson, a signatory to the Declaration of Independence and one of the six original Supreme Court Justices appointed by George Washington, had this to say about interpretation of the Constitution: "The first and governing maxim in the interpretation of a statute is to discover the meaning of those who made it." They are troubled by the views of Jefferson, Madison and other Founders. Our current socialist culture always seems to find originalist judicial philosophy troubling.
Those I want to return to are the philosophies of the good old days, the Old Time Religion, and America's fundamental foundation of freedom. I would only hope that we as a nation would and will return to our roots. In my opinion, this afore- mentioned philosophy, attitude or viewpoint would not work well with our tried-and-true red blooded patriotic American’s. In other words, "burning your bridges" implies being forced to continue with a specific course of action, with no point of return or the provision to reinstate the original.”Įnter today’s regressive socialistic American culture.
One of my famous Old Time Religion preacher Dad’s quotes, although not from the Scriptures, was “Don’t Burn Any Bridges.” As a young lad, I failed to pay much attention to his famous quote, until later on in life, when I was out on my own.Īccording to the Internet definition: ” The idiomatic phrase "burn bridges" means the inability to revert to an earlier state or position.
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