George Mason
Virginia Declaration of Rights: The Legal Right to Alter or Abolish Government
Ask around today and youโll find most people treat rebellion like a relic – something you read about in school, never something you do. That wasnโt how George Mason saw things. On June 12, 1776, he put the right to overthrow government into law – bold,...
Virginia Association of 1769: A Step Toward Continental Unity
In May 1769, Virginia took a decisive step beyond carefully worded protests by launching an organized and strategic boycott against British goods. Led by George Washington and George Mason, the Virginia Association adapted northern resistance models to fit local...
George Mason’s Anti-Federalist Arguments Against the Constitution
โA monarchy, or a corrupt tyrannical aristocracy.โย Thatโs what George Mason predicted the Constitution would produce. And his objections to ratification were some of the most influential anti-federalist writings during the debates. Mason didnโt initially oppose the...
The Founders and the Constitution: George Mason
โIf the Govt. is to be lasting, it must be founded in the confidence & affections of the people โฆโ -George Mason, at the Constitutional Convention, Aug. 13, 1787. George Mason of Virginia helped construct the Constitution. He then opposed ratifying the very...