How about Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Samuel  Adams, and John Penn, who were among the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence?

What did these patriots say about the ethical principles and human rights that underlay the formation of a new nation?

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

By guest author Dr. Mike Corgan

The tragic course of violence in Syria, falling mostly as it usually does on women and children, highlights the limitations of the United Nations as a means of peaceful conflict resolution in the world.

Even at its best, the UN can only do in situations like the Syrian civil war what the Security Council allows, and that body is set to stop action rather than take it.