
John Dickinson


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