Monday, August 13, 2012

George Will: Romney’s presidential pick

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-will-romneys-presidential-pick/...

When Ryan said in Norfolk, “We won’t replace our Founding principles, we will reapply them,” he effectively challenged Obama to say what Obama believes, which is: Madison was an extremist in enunciating the principles of limited government — the enumeration and separation of powers. And Jefferson was an extremist in asserting that government exists not to grant rights but to “secure” natural rights that pre-exist government.

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