Chief Justice Roy
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Ten Commandments Monument
Inscriptions
The Monument
The monument depicts the moral foundation of
law in America, and bears excerpts from the text of the
"Ten Commandments" of God. The monument also
bears quotes from: the Declaration of Independence ("Laws of Nature and of
Nature's God"); our National Motto ("In God We Trust"); the Pledge of
Allegiance ("One Nation Under God, Indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for
All"); and the Judiciary Act of 1789
("So Help Me God").
Monument Top
"Ten Commandments' Excerpts
Monument Front Panel
The inclusion of God in our pledge therefore
would further acknowledge the dependence of our people and our government upon
the moral directions of the Creator. Legislative History
One nation, under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all. Pledge of Allegiance, 1954
Human law must rest its authority ultimately
upon the authority of that law which is divine. James
Wilson
And can the liberties of a nation be thought
secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of
the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be
violated but with His wrath? Thomas Jefferson
Monument Left Panel
Let it simply be asked, where is the security for property, for
reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths
which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice?
George Washington
So help me God. Judiciary Act of 1789
The greater part of evidence will always consist of the
testimony of witnesses. This testimony is given under those solemn obligations
which an appeal to the God of Truth impose; and if oaths should cease to be held
sacred, our dearest and most valuable rights would become insecure. John
Jay
Monument Rear Panel
We, the people of the State of Alabama, in order to establish
justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of
Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following constitution and form of
government for the State of Alabama. Constitution of
Alabama
In God we trust. National Motto 1956
O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand between their lov'd
home and the war's desolation!
Blest with vict'ry and peace may the heav'n rescued land praise the power that hath made and preserv'd us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto "In God Is Our Trust," And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. National Anthem
Blest with vict'ry and peace may the heav'n rescued land praise the power that hath made and preserv'd us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto "In God Is Our Trust," And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. National Anthem
Monument Right Panel
The laws of nature are the laws of God; whose authority can be
superseded by no power on earth.
George Mason 1772
Laws of nature and of nature's God Declaration of
Independence 1776
The transcendent law of nature and of nature's God, which
declares that the safety and happiness of society are the objects at which all
political institutions aim, and to which all such institutions must be
sacrificed. James Madison
This law of nature, being co-eval with mankind and dictated by
God Himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding
over all the globe, in all countries, and at all times: no human laws are of any
validity, if contrary to this;
upon these two foundations, the law of nature
and the law of revelation, depend all human laws; that is to say, no human laws
should be suffered to contradict these.
William Blackstone
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