Classical liberalism being but a master narrative, as the left likes to remind us, it is thus a human construct — albeit one that hopes to best capture the universal presence of natural rights and human values that are at play beyond language. What leftists casts as an imperative necessitating deconstruction of discourse through inevitable play of language is but a rule they follow. It is their animating paradox to which they — like French and his fellow travelers — are wed.
We are not bound to either of these worldviews, however. The discourse of classical liberalism is an articulable — and intentionally adopted — way for man to affect and prescribe the worldview under which he lives, as our founding and framing prove. One need not *personally* believe in God or even natural law to participate; but one must ACCEPT THAT THE BELIEF IN NATURE OR NATURE’S GOD — REPRESENTING A POWER BEYOND MAN— IS THE BELIEF THAT SECURES THE COMPACT, AND IS THEREFORE FUNDAMENTAL TO IT.
That is to say, to participate in American governance is to accept its foundational premises. Those unwilling to accept the premises as the structural imperatives of the country should be deported from it, should they not have the good manners to willingly flee what it is they so despise.
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