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Doug Truax on Principles & Values
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Unalienable rights are granted by God, not by government
My core philosophy of government can be defined in the wisdom of the Founding Fathers, who understood that certain unalienable rights are granted by God--life, liberty, pursuit of happiness--
and that government cannot take them away because they were not granted by government in the first place.
I believe our Founders intended our government to be small and unobtrusive and that attempts to significantly enlarge and expand the role of government end up assaulting our freedoms.
I believe limited government is more efficient and compassionate. What we have now in Washington and Illinois is the opposite--bloated, inefficient and abusive to its people.
Source: 2014 Senate campaign website, DougTruax.com, "Issues"
, Feb 3, 2014
The Great Experiment known as America shines brightly
U.S. Senate candidate and Army veteran Doug Truax today released the following Veterans Day statement:Ninety-five years after we celebrated the end of the "War to End All Wars," sadly there were more wars to come.
The one constant for almost a century since then has been the generations of brave men and women who have sacrificed greatly to preserve our freedoms and allow the Great Experiment known as America to shine even more brightly.
On this day and all others let us never forget those men and women who put their lives on the line for us. We owe them our great gratitude and commitment to work extra hard to preserve our union so their efforts cannot ever be said to be made in vain.
We owe it to our veterans to continue our tradition of peace through strength and to never let our guard down at home or abroad. Thank you again, warriors.
Source: AdWatch: press release in 2014 Illinois Senate race
, Nov 11, 2013
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