Republican Party Platform 1956
What happened since 1956?
Something went terribly Amuck!
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Originally Posted by REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM
America's trust is in the merciful providence of god, in whose image every man is created ... The source of every man's dignity and freedom.
In this trust our republic was founded. We give devoted homage to the founding fathers. They not only proclaimed that the freedom and rights of men came from the creator and not from the state, but they provided safeguards to those freedoms.
Our government was created by the people for all the people, and it must serve no less a purpose.
The republican party was formed 100 years ago to preserve the nation's devotion to these ideals.
On its centennial, the republican party again calls to the minds of all americans the great truth first spoken by abraham lincoln: "the legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done but cannot do at all, or cannot so well do, for themselves in their separate and individual capacities. But in all that people can individually do as well for themselves, government ought not to interfere."
Our great president dwight d. Eisenhower has counseled us further: "in all those things which deal with people, be liberal, be human. In all those things which deal with people's money, or their economy, or their form of government, be conservative."
While jealously guarding the free institutions and preserving the principles upon which our republic was founded and has flourished, the purpose of the republican party is to establish and maintain a peaceful world and build at home a dynamic prosperity in which every citizen fairly shares.
We shall ever build anew, that our children and their children, without distinction because of race, creed or color, may know the blessings of our free land.
We believe that basic to governmental integrity are unimpeachable ethical standards and irreproachable personal conduct by all people in government. We shall continue our insistence on honesty as an indispensable requirement of public service. We shall continue to root out corruption whenever and wherever it appears.
We are proud of and shall continue our far-reaching and sound advances in matters of basic human needs—expansion of social security—broadened coverage in unemployment insurance —improved housing—and better health protection for all our people. We are determined that our government remain warmly responsive to the urgent social and economic problems of our people.
To these beliefs we commit ourselves as we present this record and declare our goals for the future.
In this trust our republic was founded. We give devoted homage to the founding fathers. They not only proclaimed that the freedom and rights of men came from the creator and not from the state, but they provided safeguards to those freedoms.
Our government was created by the people for all the people, and it must serve no less a purpose.
The republican party was formed 100 years ago to preserve the nation's devotion to these ideals.
On its centennial, the republican party again calls to the minds of all americans the great truth first spoken by abraham lincoln: "the legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done but cannot do at all, or cannot so well do, for themselves in their separate and individual capacities. But in all that people can individually do as well for themselves, government ought not to interfere."
Our great president dwight d. Eisenhower has counseled us further: "in all those things which deal with people, be liberal, be human. In all those things which deal with people's money, or their economy, or their form of government, be conservative."
While jealously guarding the free institutions and preserving the principles upon which our republic was founded and has flourished, the purpose of the republican party is to establish and maintain a peaceful world and build at home a dynamic prosperity in which every citizen fairly shares.
We shall ever build anew, that our children and their children, without distinction because of race, creed or color, may know the blessings of our free land.
We believe that basic to governmental integrity are unimpeachable ethical standards and irreproachable personal conduct by all people in government. We shall continue our insistence on honesty as an indispensable requirement of public service. We shall continue to root out corruption whenever and wherever it appears.
We are proud of and shall continue our far-reaching and sound advances in matters of basic human needs—expansion of social security—broadened coverage in unemployment insurance —improved housing—and better health protection for all our people. We are determined that our government remain warmly responsive to the urgent social and economic problems of our people.
To these beliefs we commit ourselves as we present this record and declare our goals for the future.
Posted: 2012-02-20 19:06:52
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