One legislator accused me of having a nineteenth-century attitude on law and order. That is a totally false charge. I have an eighteenth-century attitude. That is when the Founding Fathers made it clear that the safety of law-abiding citizens should be one of the government's primary concerns.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker corrects a claim about their stance on law and order by referencing the Founding Fathers.
- In plain terms
- I care about citizen safety like the Founding Fathers did.
- What can you take from it?
- Frame security policies as foundational rights.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What did the Founding Fathers prioritize?
- How does history inform current law?
Another view
It idealizes historical attitudes which may not fit modern contexts.
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