This essay describes the idea of “securing the blessings of liberty” from the perspective of the early Founding Fathers of America and how such blessings are embedded in the constitution. It describes what those blessings are and what the Founding Fathers believed.
Securing the blessings of liberty to me is the American dream in all ways. Securing means they wanted rights not only for themselves but future generations. The blessings are everything that our founding fathers came here for, land, wealth and opportunities for their families. The most important part is liberty, which is the blessing in itself. Putting these all together is to get and hold onto the benefits of individuals freedom for ourselves and our future generations.
To fully understand one of the most notable quotes in the preamble, we would have to dissect it to grasp the concept. Establishing justice is fairness to all, domestic tranquility means peace among the states, common defense is the protection of the US is the responsibility of the federal government not the states, and general welfare is the governments concern for the wealth, peace, morality and safety of its citizens.
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Thomas Jefferson famously said “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness” but this still doesn’t guarantee it. After struggling under British rule, the framers felt that it was their rule to safeguard and protect the rights, freedoms and liberty of the people from manipulation of the government.
The framers believed that implementing the republic structure, the people would voice their opinions through voting, hence giving themselves opportunity to express themselves. They also believed that the republic form of government meant a government that is based on majority rule but protects the minority through guarantee of individual rights and other checks on majority power. Goals of the framers of the constitution was to establish a strong enough government to meet the nation’s needs.
A government that would not threaten the existence of the separate states, not threaten liberty (checks and balances), popular consent (direct and indirect election) and represents the rights they had acquired after fighting during the American revolution. Individuals should be able to act and think as they choose, provided they do not infringe unreasonably on the freedom and well-being of others.
American political culture is liberty, equality, democracy, individualism, unity and diversity. When you look at the political culture they were given in the constitution as; voter rights, freedom to express yourself, freedom to worship, equal rights. American democracy basic tenants; individual worth, equity, individual freedom, sovereignty, majority rule, minority rights, limited governments, religious freedom and compromise.
Looking at both the principals of democracy and our political culture one could assume that our constitution was written a long time ago but some things remain true and others can be amended to keep up with our changing society. Through these basic rights the founding fathers were able to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and prosperity.
