The Constitution is the bedrock of all our freedoms; guard and cherish it; keep honor and order in your own house; and the republic will endure.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The Constitution protects freedoms, and individual order helps the republic last.
- In plain terms
- Protect the Constitution and maintain order at home to ensure the nation survives.
- What can you take from it?
- Guard the Constitution and practice civic order.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we preserve constitutional rights?
- What is the role of personal order in society?
Another view
It assumes the Constitution is the sole foundation of freedom.
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