Truth Never Dies

"You can break a man's skull. You can arrest him. You can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you control what's up here? How do you fight an idea? 
--Sextus (Ben-Hur)

Did our founding ancestors draft a perfect Constitution? Plainly, no. They should have taken the anti-federalists' advice and decentralized more. There are also clear divergences from natural law, such as the Three Fifths clause.

But, despite their errors, the founders were on the right track. Their design addressed the perpetual struggle that has framed society since the beginning of civilization--that of force versus freedom.  Our founding ancestors conceived a governing structure grounded in liberty.

Their vision remains radical and true. So radical and true that statists go to no end to suppress it.

Fortunately, the Lenten season reminds us that truth never dies.