Essays On Foundations of American Constitutional Government

- THE MIRICLE OF THE CONSTITUTION -The Constitution is your servant and the master of your government. It is not the Constitution of the United States, it is the Constitution of the people, and for the United States!It is not only the law by which you are governed, it is thelaw by which you may govern your government! It is not the law by which high-handed politicians may impose their collective will upon you, it is for you to impose it upon them!It does not belong to the government, it belongs to you! Itis yours! It is yours to enforce upon your government. It is yours to read to those self-wise do-gooders; and if you will hold it high in your hand, they will quail and flee before itlike the cowardly knaves they are, while those who are your true friends will rejoice in your new commitment. And so may you divide the government goats from the statesmen sheep; but beware of the cunning deceit of those who pretendto serve you while they betray your trust. Civil government has always suffered the intrusions of self-seeking men,and while they may not always be detected, they may at least be controlled. And that is part of the miracle of the Constitution.JACKSON DUANE PEMBERTON A New MessageFrom the Founding Fathers