The monks made vows to live in poverty or in other words to not seek out wealth but spiritual gain. A vow of chastity to remain pure and not tempted by other non-spiritual things. And a vow of obedience that they take because even Christ was obedient until his death but they are only to be obedient to legitimate authority.
John Burgoyne, poet, playwright and British general, submits an ill-fated plan to the British government to isolate New England from the other colonies on January 28, 1777.
In administering the laws of Congress I shall keep steadily in view the limitations as well as the extent of the Executive power trusting thereby to discharge the ...
