Friday, June 29, 2007

The roots of liberty— “The unanimous Declaration...”

One blog that I read quite often is "The Patriotic Post". I receive their email newsletter which highlights patriotic themes. Today's letter struck me as well worth reading and posting part of it. Hence, here is today's post.

The roots of liberty and American government run deep—back to the year 1164 in Clarendon, England. At that time, the idea of democratic republicanism and the liberal state could hardly be imagined. The student of English history will remember this as the place and date of the Constitutions of Clarendon, which struck the decisive blow in the battle over royal prerogatives between Henry II, King of England, and Thomas a Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury...read more The Patriotic Post

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Blogger Jon said...

Hey there! I am trying to get a conservative digg alternative going called GOP Hub (GOPHub.com). Anything you can do to help with this effort would be awesome. Plus feel free to submit any articles you write here on your blog :). Take care and have a great weekend!

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Blogger RightMichigan.com said...

John,

Welcome unofficially to the Michigan blogosphere. And thanks for what you're doing.

I'm the eldest of ten myself and can appreciate the big family!

Hope you'll get a chance to swing by http://www.RightMichigan.com sometime soon. It's the newest community for Michigan based bloggers focusing on Michigan politics and election issues... from the RIGHT perspective.

Hope all's well.

--Nick
www.RightMichigan.com

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