Sir William Blackstones Influence On American P

Sir William Blackstone’s influence on American Political HistoryNameTitle of course:Instructor’s name:Date:Impacts of Blackstone’s writings in American Political PhilosophyWilliam Blackstone is among the writers whose work has greatly influenced the American political philosophy. Blackstone’s ideas are widely based on the Christianity view of ethics. The Federal Constitution of America was founded on a Judeo-Christianity. Like Blackstone, the founding fathers of the constitution realized that, when left alone, without any external pressure, such as the law and morality, man is naturally inclined to lean towards evil and not good. This is known as the law of men. It is for this reason that philosophers such as Sir William Blackstone, John Locke, Burke, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson writers of the constitution attempted to explain the importance of creating a constitution based on God’s will to man.The above writers explained that all laws must reflect the nature of God for the law to survive the test of time, or become immutable. Hence, the law of nature which provides the three principles which are the natural rights to life, liberty, and theright