Faith in Obama
Our democratic societies were founded on words of tremendous effect: Without the vocabulary of the Declaration of Independence, the American Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it is difficult to imagine what our world would have looked like today. But note: In these documents there is no obligation to love one another, or to believe in any God. Equality before the law is not the result of emotional pleas to show loyalty. The fundamental rights enshrined in the above-mentioned texts are the result of an understanding of the limits of politics. Americans are patriots not because they are asked to be so, but because the foundation of their republic was one of the few momentous accomplishments of humanity. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are worthy of patriotism. To administer this legacy is the privilege of American politicians. In the business of politics, principled thinking should triumph emotion, as was done when the United States of America was born.