Power From the People
We’ve all heard or seen the slogan, “Power to the People,” but it gets things almost completely backwards. The word “TO” is the wrong word, by far. Under the system and principles of the founders and old revolutionaries, all power comes FROM the people. They don’t...
Liberty, Power, Precedent and the People
While most people have never heard his name today, Founding Father John Dickinson was famous at the time of the Revolution. In 1767, he authored the 12 “Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania” in response to the hated Townshend Acts. These essays quickly became the...
Advancing Liberty: 4 Essential, Foundational Principles
The “American revolution” was about much more than the war for Independence. In fact, as John Adams noted, the revolution was “effected before the war commenced.” A “radical Change in the Principles, Opinions, Sentiments and Affection of the People” was the “real...