The Code of Hammurabi

1727-1680 B.C. When Anu the Sublime, King of the Anunaki, and Bel, the lord of Heaven and earth, who decreed the fate of the land, assigned to Marduk, the over-ruling son of Ea, God of righteousness, dominion over earthly man, and made him great among the Igigi, they called Babylon by his illustrious name, made…
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State Constitutions on Faith

Faith assurances in state constitutions at the time those states debated and ratified the U.S. Constitution. DELAWARE, the first State to ratify the U.S. Constitution, stated in its 1776 State Constitution: “Every person…appointed to any office…shall…subscribe… ‘I…profess faith in GOD THE FATHER, and in JESUS CHRIST His only Son, and in the HOLY GHOST, one…
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A Note on the Signers of The Declaration of Independence

“…we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” (Each year information about those who signed the Declaration of Independence is circulated, not all of which is accurate. The following note is based on research in several established sources, which are noted below.) Fifty-six individuals from each of the original…
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Amendments 11-27 to the Constitution of the United States

February 7, 1795 AMENDMENT XI Passed by Congress March 4, 1794. Ratified February 7, 1795. Note: Article III, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by amendment 11. The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the…
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The Bill of Rights

December 15, 1791 Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Amendment II A well regulated…
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Madison’s Proposal for the Bill of Rights

June 8, 1789 I am sorry to be accessary to the loss of a single moment of time by the house. If I had been indulged in my motion, and we had gone into a committee of the whole, I think we might have rose, and resumed the consideration of other business before this time;…
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Bill of Rights Preamble

Congress OF THE United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the Fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. THE Conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further…
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The Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers: In-Progress of being archived on The National Pillar; Check back later. By James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay 1787-1788 Soon after the American colonies declared their Independence from Britain, the “Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union” were drafted to serve as the bonding document between the newly formed United States. But…
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The Constitution of the United States of America

September 17, 1787 We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.…
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Letter of Transmittal

George Washington September 17, 1787 Sir, We have now the honor to submit to the consideration of the United States in Congress assembled, that Constitution which has appeared to us the most advisable. The friends of our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making war, peace, and treaties, that of levying…
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