We the People: December 16, 2024

Constitutional character as destiny

If it is true, as the Athenian philosopher Heraclitus said, that “character is destiny,” then it may be said that a nation’s constitution is its destiny.

Does a nation’s constitution exalt fundamental principles – due process, equal protection and the rule of law, and freedom of speech, press and religion? Equally revealing of a nation’s character, are its laws,...