The Sermon That Laid the Groundwork for the American Revolution
βRebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.βΒ Just after the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776, a committee of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin worked to design a great seal for the United States β and their proposal included that...
Stopping Usurpation: The Forgotten Power of Non-Compliance
You canβt comply your way out of tyranny. This principle – central to the American Revolution – has been almost totally forgotten and ignored. And it was also forcefully repeated and reiterated a century later by Lysander Spooner. The following are the top...
The Stamp Act Nullified: Colonial Resistance in Action
Refuse to comply.Β Thatβs exactly what the people did to nullify the Stamp Act, which took effect on November 1, 1765. Weβve all heard about the fiery protests, the bold resistance, hanging in effigy of stamp distributors and the like, but there was so much more to...