The principles this country was founded on have not changed. To be free and independent of and from tyranny in all forms. To these ends, simplistic laws were written and agreed upon.
While these laws have not changed, additional ones were written, in varying degrees of necessity and clarity.
I will argue that while there have been valid reasons for some of them-most of them however are the result of either a power or monetary grab, or both.
That is why I contend that the pre-Civil war America was a better nation, a stronger nation. A more self-reliant nation.
This of course will be open to debate, but debate itself is one of the things that makes America the greatest of all nations.
Some will argue that the blight of slavery makes this the lowest point of our history. Other than several hundred masters that became rich through the sweat and blood of others (several of whom were Presidents) I would say no one would argue the pro side of slavery.
Debate and, yes compromise are woven into the very fabric of our nation. Ours owuld not even be a country if not for debate and compromise.
The words today have become less honorable. Only in a debate can one honestly learn multiple sides of an issue-and its only after multiple sides have been heard that a truly intelligent decision can be made.
And unfortunately compromise seems t have become a codeword for caving in to some political partisians. But in all situations, except on a battlefield, compromise can be used.
The art of the compromise is almost a lost one. We should learn from each other and work with each other. We dont have to be 100% right 100% of the time.
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