The Founding Fathers were well read in the areas of economics,
political separation of powers, and the rule of law with an in-
depth knowledge of history. Understanding their background may
be why W.C. Skousen in "The Five Thousand Year Leap" commented,
The American Founders recognized that the moment government is
authorized to start leveling the material possessions of the
rich in order to have an ‘equal distribution of goods,’ the
government thereafter has the power to deprive ANY of the people
of their ‘equal’ rights to enjoy their lives, liberties, and
property. To prevent redistribution of goods from occurring, the
Founding Fathers created a limited government with minimal
regulations, stressing the importance of the right of private
property. They understood it was the individual’s right to
acquire and possess property, and that private property and
liberty were inseparable. When the government confiscates
through illegitimate means private property, the fruit of
intellectual or physical labor, it ensla