by Russell Kirk
Now in the political beliefs of what we call “Christian civilization” or “Western civilization” - of which American civilization is a part - there are three cardinal ideas: the idea of justice, the idea of order, and the idea of freedom. These three great concepts are the cement of American society. [...]
As I posted earlier quoting Frederic Bastiat from his work entitled, “The Law”, answering the question “what, then, is law? Bastiat states, “[it] is the collective organization of the individual right to lawful defense. Each of us has a natural right—from God—to defend his person, his liberty, and his property.” Now we move on to [...]
…Thus, since an individual cannot lawfully use force against the person, liberty, or property of another individual, then the common force—for the same reason—cannot lawfully be used to destroy the person, liberty, or property of individuals or groups. [From Part 1]
Such a perversion of force would be, in both cases, contrary to our premise. Force [...]
