James Beck: “The very foundations of the great and primitive institutions of…”

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The very foundations of the great and primitive institutions of mankind--like the family, the Church, and the State--have been shaken.

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Beck emphasizes the instability affecting fundamental societal institutions like family and government.

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That vision will remain with them as long, and no longer, as there is in their hearts a conscious and willing acquiescence in its wisdom and justice.

If it ceases to be of the spirit of the people, then the yellow parchment whereon it is inscribed can avail nothing.

It must champion the human soul in its God-given right to exercise freely the faculties of mind and body.

We must defend the right to work against those who would either destroy or degrade it.

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James Beck: “The very foundations of the great and primitive institutions of mankind--like the family, the Church, and the…”