The American revolutionaries fought a long war to free themselves from a king. So, why do so many people today seem to want an elected king?
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When it comes to the federal government, the Constitution is the rulebook. But the government stopped playing by the rules a long time ago.
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A “frightful despotism,” would be the result of an “alternate domination of one faction over another,” warned George Washington. He was joined - with similar warnings - by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Thomas Jefferson and many others. But this opposition to factions didn’t start with the founding generation at all.
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Fear is the foundation of government power. And war is the “art of conquering at home.” Insight and warnings from the founders - plus even a glimmer of hope and inspiration for the future.
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While getting bombarded with the propaganda that government regulations make us free and prosperous, a little reminder about a different approach - freedom - from Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee and Pelatiah Webster.
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Sept. 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris formally established “a general peace.” Signed by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay - Article I affirmed 13 “free sovereign and Independent States,” and remains in force today. Highlighting their views on the treaty - in their own words - from their letters in the weeks that followed.
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Thomas Paine, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison - in their own words - on the evils of war. Not on the structure of war powers under the Constitution, but as a deeper, philosophical foundation.
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The Constitution is not in force in any meaningful way, but when did things get like this? Some people think 1861, or 1913, or 1933 - but the answer may surprise you.
The post When Did Things Go Off the Rails? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Happy Birthday, Benjamin Franklin! Born today in 1706. The quote in the image below is one of our favorites, and quite relevant for today. It was first written by Franklin for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its Reply to the Governor (11 Nov. 1755) A little-known fact – Franklin was a member of the “Committee of…
Members of the Occupy Lincoln group noticed our recent article, “Occupy Lincoln Tipi Smokes and City Ordinances Burn, Officials Fiddle” and left a number of comments there. Because we’ll be referring to some of those comments in the body of this article, we’ve linked directly to them so those who wish may see a particular… more