Rational Nation USA

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Perhaps one of the best and most accurate reasons for maintaining a strong DEFENSE capable of reacting swiftly to a threat from beyond our borders. "Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others." --Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 34, 1788 Sadly it seems our leaders at some point began to understand national defense differently than Hamilton and the rest of our founders understood it. I suppose there is some truth to the liberals argument that our nation at some point, like many others in history, started to view a worldwide military presence and economic domination as desirable. The concept that war is justifiable only in response to an act of aggression against our nation and people seems to have faded into the background. Be...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA     Alexander Hamilton, speech at the New York Ratifying Convention, 1788 "There are certain social principles in human nature, from which we may draw the most solid conclusions with respect to the conduct of individuals and of communities. We love our families more than our neighbors; we love our neighbors more than our countrymen in general. The human affections, like solar heat, lose their intensity as they depart from the centre... On these principles, the attachment of the individual will be first and for ever secured by the State governments. They will be a mutual protection and support. " Even Hamilton, a supporter of a strong federal government understood that which so many seem to either have simply forgotten or chose to ignore. It seems apparent as the progressive movement becomes ever more embedded in the fabric of a nation, the greater the power of the federal government becomes.  Part of the progressi...