ienable, and equal rights to every man.

Fifth, Government derives all its divine right from its
conformity with these ideas, all its human sanction from the
consent of the governed.

That is the Idea of Freedom. I used to call it "the American
Idea;" that was when I was younger than I am to-day. It is
derived from human nature; it rests on the immutable Laws of
God; it is part of the natural religion of mankind. It
demands a government after natural Justice, which is the
point common between the conscience of God and the
conscience of mankind; it is the point common also between
the interests of one man and of all men.

Now this government, just in its substance, in its form must
be democratic: that is to say, the government of all, by
all, and for all. You see what consequences must follow from
such an idea, and the attempt to reenact the Law of God into
political institutions. There will follow the freedom of the
people, respect for every natural right of all men, the
rights of their body and of their spirit--the rights of mind
and conscience, heart and soul. There must be some
restraint--as of children by their parents, as of bad men by
good men; but it will be restraint for the joint good of all
parties concerned; not restraint for the exclusive benefit
of the restrainer. The ultimate consequence of this will be
the material and spiritual welfare of all--riches, comfort,
noble manhood, all desirable things.

That is the Idea of Freedom. It appears in the Declaration
of Independence; it reappears in the Preamble to the
American Constitution, which aims "to establish Justice,
insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common
defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the
blessings of Liberty." That is a religious idea; and when
men pray for the "Reign of Justice" and the "Kingdom of
Heaven" to come on earth politically, I suppose they mean
that there may be a Commonwealth where every man has his
natural rights of mind, body, and estate.

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Next is the Idea of Slavery. Here it is. I put it also in a
philosophic form. There are three points which I make.

First, There are no natural, unalienable, and equal rights,
wherewith men are endowed by their Creator; no natu