
Sep 23, 2026 · 24 min · 11 segments
Removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles is what Montesquieu said is the only path forward. Everything else is doomed to failure: “every other correction,” he warned, ”is either…
Michael BoldinHost
Because today, all the experts really want us to believe that we have a living, breathing Constitution that changes with the times.

They really mean letting politicians and bureaucrats and judges rewrite the rules as they go.

He said a state may alter two different ways, either by the amendment or by the corruption of the Constitution.

If it has preserved its principles and the Constitution changes, it is owing to its amendment.

But if upon changing the Constitution, its principles are lost, it is because it has been corrupted.

Now, one of the most obvious ways to know when a system is being corrupted from within is because it's littered with special privileges, political favors, an insider class.

He said it is a general rule that great rewards in monarchies and republics are a sign of their decline.

because they are a proof of their principles being corrupted, and that the idea of honor has no longer the same force in monarchy, nor the title of citizen the same force in a republic.

Politicians long ago figured out the best way to keep people from revolting over corruption is to throw out a bunch of cash.

But with their indolence and luxury, nothing but the public treasure will be able to satisfy their demands.

Because ultimately, politicians buy your vote through government programs and programs promises.

But this is really the ultimate self-owned because they're picking your pocket.

And Montesquieu said, we must not be surprised to see their suffrages given for money.

It is impossible to give a great deal to the people without squeezing much more out of them.

If all this about corruption sounds pretty familiar, it should, because you've lived under a corrupt system your entire life.

And for us, that is literally done by restoring the lost principles that built American independence.

Because today, all the experts really want us to believe that we have a living, breathing Constitution that changes with the times.

They really mean letting politicians and bureaucrats and judges rewrite the rules as they go.

He said a state may alter two different ways, either by the amendment or by the corruption of the Constitution.

If it has preserved its principles and the Constitution changes, it is owing to its amendment.

But if upon changing the Constitution, its principles are lost, it is because it has been corrupted.

Now, one of the most obvious ways to know when a system is being corrupted from within is because it's littered with special privileges, political favors, an insider class.

He said it is a general rule that great rewards in monarchies and republics are a sign of their decline.

because they are a proof of their principles being corrupted, and that the idea of honor has no longer the same force in monarchy, nor the title of citizen the same force in a republic.

Politicians long ago figured out the best way to keep people from revolting over corruption is to throw out a bunch of cash.

But with their indolence and luxury, nothing but the public treasure will be able to satisfy their demands.

Because ultimately, politicians buy your vote through government programs and programs promises.

But this is really the ultimate self-owned because they're picking your pocket.

And Montesquieu said, we must not be surprised to see their suffrages given for money.

It is impossible to give a great deal to the people without squeezing much more out of them.

If all this about corruption sounds pretty familiar, it should, because you've lived under a corrupt system your entire life.

And for us, that is literally done by restoring the lost principles that built American independence.
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