12/15/2007
The sacred rights of mankind
“The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for, among old parchments, or musty records. They are written, as with a sun beam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power.” —Alexander Hamilton
Today, the 15th of December, is the 216th anniversary of the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the first Ten Amendments to our Constitution, as ratified in 1791.
Read an excellent piece by Mark Alexander on this historic day…and the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, which is tomorrow.
