How Party Politics Destroys Independent Thought and Liberty
โNothing is more dangerous to the cause of truth and liberty than a party-spirit.โ Noah Webster didnโt mince words. Over 200 years ago, he saw the warning signs we still ignore today – the danger of trading truth and principle for party loyalty. This isn’t...
Tribal Loyalties, Lost Liberties: Unheeded Warnings from the Founders
โI would quarrel with both parties, and with every individual of each, before I would subjugate my understanding, or prostitute my tongue or pen to either.โย John Adams didnโt pull any punches. Though his presidency was marred by his signing of the Alien and Sedition...
Factions: The Greatest Danger to the Cause of Truth and Liberty
Noah Webster warned us about the dangers of โparty-spiritโ 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...