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Faction is Death to Liberty

by Michael Boldin | Mar 11, 2026 | Noah Webster

“The dupes of other men.” Noah Webster told us exactly what happens when people join a political party – they become mindless puppets of people in power. His timeless warning that “faction is death to liberty” is one we can’t afford to ignore any longer....

The Partisan Road to Tyranny: George Washington’s Fatal Prediction

by Michael Boldin | Sep 19, 2025 | Founding Principles, George Washington

“A frightful despotism.” George Washington knew what was coming. His Farewell Address, published on September 19, 1796 in the American Daily Advertiser, wasn’t just a retirement notice. It was a dire warning against things like skyrocketing debt and entangling...

Factions: The Greatest Danger to the Cause of Truth and Liberty

by TJ Martinell | Nov 7, 2022 | Noah Webster

Noah Webster warned us about the dangers of “party-spirit” and factions. In his 1794 essay The Revolution in France, the noted American writer and dictionary author analyzed the situation in Europe, which had not only gained the interest of Americans, but divided...

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