Series 2558: Constituent Correspondence, 2000-2003
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From: <precepts@claremont.org> To: Governor Musgrove Created: 11/7/2000 12:23 PM Subject: Claremont Institute Precepts: VOTE Message: The Claremont Institute--PRECEPTS | | November 7, 2000 Visit <http://www.claremont.org> | | No. 249 VOTE November 7, 2000 The Claremont Institute is strictly non-partisan. We do, however, encourage every enlightened citizen to exercise his right to vote. In the spirit of representative and accountable government, we invite you to read and distribute the following remarks—and then, if haven't already, go to the polls. "A share in the sovereignty of the state, which is exercised by the citizens at large, in voting at elections is one of the most important rights of the subject, and in a republic ought to stand foremost in the estimation of the law. It is that right by which we exist as a free people; and it certainly therefore will never be admitted that less ceremony ought to be used in divesting any citizen of that right, than in depriving him of his property. Such a doctrine would ill suit the principles of the revolution, which taught the inhabitants of this country to risk their lives and fortunes in asserting their liberty; or in other words, their right to a share in the government. That portion of the sovereignty to which each individual is entitled can never be too highly prized. It is that for which we have fought and bled." —Alexander Hamilton, Second Letter from Phocion, 1784 "Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote." —Daniel Webster, Eulogy on Adams and Jefferson, 1826 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 2000 The Claremont Institute To subscribe to Precepts, go to: http://www.claremont.org/1_precepts.cfm , or e-mail us at info@claremont.org . To be removed from this list, go to : http://www.claremont.org/remove_public.cfm , or e-mail us at info@claremont.org . For general correspondence or additional information about the Claremont Institute, e-mail : info@claremont.org , or visit our website at : http://www.claremont.org . Changing your e-mail address? Please let us know at : info@claremont.org . For press inquiries, contact Nazalee Topalian at topalian@msn.com or (202) 265-9010. The mission of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy is to restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life. The Claremont Institute | 250 West First Street | Suite 330 | Claremont, CA 91711 | Phone (909) 621-6825 | Fax (909) 626-8724 - Attachment Filename: C:\archives\governor\mail\Governor Musgrove\_attach\Claremont Institute Precepts_ VOTE\Mime.822
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