Taxing Power: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings
โtill not a drop more can be extracted.โ That was a warning on taxation from Luther Martin. He predicted government would be so hungry for your money to feed its power, they would squeeze you like “the juice from an orange” – until not a drop...
Luther Martin vs. Landholder: Anti-Federalist Warnings on Consolidation and Tyranny
In a heated war of words, Luther Martin responded to a series of essays penned by Oliver Ellsworth under the pseudonym Landholder, defending his colleague Elbridge Gerry against Federalist attacks and reinforcing key Anti-Federalist warnings about consolidation and...
The Anti-Federalist Views of Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge Gerry opposed the ratification of the Constitution, believing it consolidated power, lacked safeguards for individual liberties, and undermined the reserved powers of the states. He maintained his objections throughout the ratification process, despite fierce...