United in Liberty-12 Principles of Liberty

The 12 Principles of Liberty

These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

– Thomas Paine, The Crisis No. 1, 1776

The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness from which no human efforts will deliver them. The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army.

– George Washington, Address to the Continental Army before the Battle of Long Island, 1776

Our Founding Fathers understood and enshrined within our most sacred documents, fundamental truths, so evident in their existence, so plain in their understanding, that no individual, true to his moral code, would doubt their validity.

"In disquisitions of every kind there are certain primary truths or first principles upon which all subsequent reasonings must depend. . . and [are] so obvious in themselves, and so agreeable to the natural and unsophisticated dictates of common sense, that they challenge the assent of a sound and unbiased mind, with a degree of force and conviction almost equally irresistible." – Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Papers, No. 31

We at United in Liberty hold to these, The 12 Principles of Liberty™ as a 'Moral Code' for all of America and its future generations. Those who find themselves in constant study and application of these truths are most able to defend and protect the freedoms and liberties so many others before have fought to uphold.

Principle #1 – God endows mankind with unalienable rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Principle #2 – Unalienable rights cannot be made, altered or abolished by government or mankind.

Principle #3 – As its proper role, government is instituted by mankind exclusively to protect
unalienable rights.

Principle #4 – It is the right of the people to alter or abolish an abusive government.

Principle #5 – All mankind are justified before God in the defense of unalienable rights.

Principle #6 – To ensure freedom, the law must be created by a moral and educated people.

Principle #7 – Freedom can only be sustained through a representative republic.

Principle #8 – To prevent the abuse of power, government must be limited, local, checked and balanced.

Principle #9 – All mankind are created equal before God, the law, and in the protection of their rights.

Principle #10 – All mankind are created with the ability to choose and each have responsibility for their
own agency.

Principle #11 – Prosperity occurs when free enterprise and private property exist with minimal
government regulation and restrained debt.

Principle #12 – The family, in its traditional form, as ordained by God, is the core unit of free society.