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“The advances of true civilization are all born in this inner world of mankind. It is only the inner life that is truly creative.”

If Christianity persists in neglecting its spiritual mission while it continues to busy itself with social and material problems, the spiritual renaissance must await the coming of these new teachers of Jesus' religion who will be exclusively devoted to the spiritual regeneration of men. And then will these spirit-born souls quickly supply the leadership and inspiration requisite for the social, moral, economic, and political reorganization of the world.

6. LAW, LIBERTY, AND SOVEREIGNTY

  134:6.1 If one man craves freedom -- liberty -- he must remember that all other men long for the same freedom. Groups of such liberty-loving mortals cannot live together in peace without becoming subservient to such laws, rules, and regulations as will grant each person the same degree of freedom while at the same time safeguarding an equal degree of freedom for all of his fellow mortals. If one man is to be absolutely free, then another must become an absolute slave. And the relative nature of freedom is true socially, economically, and politically. Freedom is the gift of civilization made possible by the enforcement of LAW.

Political Sovereignty and True Representative Government
 

The measure of the advance of society is directly determined by the degree to which public opinion can control personal behavior and state regulation through nonviolent expression. The really civilized government had arrived when public opinion was clothed with the powers of personal franchise. Popular elections may not always decide things rightly, but they represent the right way even to do a wrong thing. Evolution does not at once produce superlative perfection but rather comparative and advancing practical adjustment. 
 

Uganda Constitution Translation Project

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There are ten steps, or stages, to the evolution of a practical and efficient form of representative government, and these are:


1. Freedom of the person. Slavery, serfdom, and all forms of human bondage must disappear. 

 2. Freedom of the mind. Unless a free people are educated -- taught to think intelligently and plan wisely -- freedom usually does more harm than good. 
 
 3. The reign of law. Liberty can be enjoyed only when the will and whims of human rulers are replaced by legislative enactments in accordance with accepted fundamental law. 
 
4. Freedom of speech. Representative government is unthinkable without freedom of all forms of expression for human aspirations and opinions. 
 
5. Security of property. No government can long endure if it fails to provide for the right to enjoy personal property in some form. Man craves the right to use, control, bestow, sell, lease, and bequeath his personal property. 

6. The right of petition. Representative government assumes the right of citizens to be heard. The privilege of petition is inherent in free citizenship. 
 
7. The right to rule. It is not enough to be heard; the power of petition must progress to the actual management of the government. 
 
8. Universal suffrage. Representative government presupposes an intelligent, efficient, and universal electorate. The character of such a government will ever be determined by the character and caliber of those who compose it. As civilization progresses, suffrage, while remaining universal for both sexes, will be effectively modified, regrouped, and otherwise differentiated. 
 
9. Control of public servants. No civil government will be serviceable and effective unless the citizenry possess and use wise techniques of guiding and controlling officeholders and public servants. 
 
10. Intelligent and trained representation. The survival of democracy is dependent on successful representative government; and that is conditioned upon the practice of electing to public offices only those individuals who are technically trained, intellectually competent, socially loyal, and morally fit. Only by such provisions can government of the people, by the people, and for the people be preserved.

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Arrangement of Objectives.
Objective
General.
I. Implementation of objectives.
Political objectives.

• II. Democratic principles.
• III. National unity and stability.
• IV. National sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.

Protection and promotion of fundamental and other human rights and freedoms.

• V. Fundamental and other human rights and freedoms.
• VI. Gender balance and fair representation of marginalised groups.
• VII. Protection of the aged.
• VIII. Provision of adequate resources for organs of Government.
• IX. The right to development.
• X. Role of the people in development.
• XI. Role of the State in development.
• XII. Balanced and equitable development.
• XIII. Protection of natural resources.

Social and economic objectives.

• XIV. General social and economic objectives.
• XV. Recognition of the role of women in society.
• XVI. Recognition of the dignity of persons with disabilities.
• XVII. Recreation and sports.
• XVIII. Educational objectives.
• XIX. Protection of the family.
• XX. Medical services.
• XXI. Clean and safe water.
• XXII. Food security and nutrition.
• XXIII. Natural disasters.

Cultural objectives.

• XXIV. Cultural objectives.
• XXV. Preservation of public property and heritage.

Accountability.

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• XXVI. Accountability.

The environment.

• XXVII. The environment.

Foreign policy objectives.

• XXVIII. Foreign policy objectives.
• Duties of a citizen.
• XXIX. Duties of a citizen.