John Dickinson

John Dickinson Put His Money Where His Mouth Was

by Mike Maharrey | Jul 27, 2022 | American Revolution, John Dickinson

It’s one thing to talk about fighting for liberty. It’s another thing to put your money where your mouth is. John Dickinson did just that. Despite his refusal to sign the Declaration of Independence, he was one of the few members of the First or Second...

Today in History: First Draft of the Articles of Confederation Introduced

by Mike Maharrey | Jul 12, 2022 | Articles of Confederation, John Dickinson

On this date in 1776, John Dickinson presented the first draft of the Articles of Confederation to the Continental Congress. Congress began considering a plan for a new government even before declaring independence. On June 7, 1776, following instructions from...

Today in History: Articles of Confederation Officially Ratified

by Dave Benner | Mar 1, 2021 | Articles of Confederation, Founding Principles, John Dickinson

Today in History, on March 1, 1781, the states adopted the Articles of Confederation, putting into operation the first constitution for the United States. In July of 1776, the Continental Congress passed the Richard Henry Lee Resolution and adopted the Declaration of...

Oppose a Disease at its Beginning

by Mike Maharrey | Nov 27, 2019 | John Adams, John Dickinson

If you give politicians an inch, they’ll take a mile. The Founders and Old Revolutionaries warned us about this over and over. Take John Dickinson, for example. Known as “the Penman of the Revolution,” he was one of the leading writers in the early...

Step by Step for Liberty: Small Things Grow Great by Concord

by Michael Boldin | Jun 25, 2019 | Announcements, Constitution, John Dickinson, Samuel Adams, Strategy, Thomas Jefferson

Let us remember that if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, we encourage it, and involve others in our doom! Writing as Candidus in the Boston Gazette on Oct. 14, 1771, Samuel Adams recognized an important and timeless truth. Turning a blind eye to an...

John Dickinson and the Ratification of the Constitution

by Rob Natelson | Dec 21, 2017 | Constitution, John Dickinson

This is the fifth of a five-part series on Founding Father John Dickinson, who published his highly influential “Farmer Letters” exactly 250 years ago. The series was first published by the Washington Post’s blog, The Volokh Conspiracy. See Part 1 here. See Part 2...

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