Free and Independent: The Foreign Policy of Washington and Jefferson
By: Michael Boldin Anxious to preserve their hard-won independence, Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson championed a foreign policy centered on avoiding “entangling alliances.” They envisioned America pursuing peace, ...
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When is the real Independence Day: July 2 or July 4?
by Scott Bomboy of the National Constitution Center There’s no doubt the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in July 1776. But which date has the legitimate ...
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Six Must Read Sources from Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
By: Michael Boldin Most people today have little to no familiarity with any of the principles that influenced the founders. Below, you’ll find 6 important resources hand-picked by Thomas Jefferson and ...
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What the American Founders Meant by Equality
By: Dan Sanchez The Declaration of Independence famously proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” Thanks in part to that prestigious endorsement, “equality” has become a widely held social ideal. But ...
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What Are Rights? This Is What the Founders Believed
By: Dan Sanchez In 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed that everyone is endowed with “unalienable Rights.” Years later, the Bill of Rights elaborated on those rights. Subsequently, the rights of ...
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Declare Your Independence from Tyranny, America
By: John Whitehead Imagine living in a country where armed soldiers crash through doors to arrest and imprison citizens merely for criticizing government officials. Imagine that in this very same country, ...
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Arbitrary Government: How the Founders Defined Tyranny
By: Michael Boldin One of the grievances in the Declaration of Independence, the founders and old revolutionaries not only rejected the notion of “arbitrary” government, they considered it the definition of ...
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The Values in the Declaration of Independence
Americans today are the heirs to a long chain of Anglo-American constitutional documents. The chain began with a charter issued by King Henry I in 1100. It continued through Magna ...
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Lee Resolution and Independence
On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, introduced the Lee resolution in the Second Continental Congress proposing independence for the American colonies. Acting under the instruction of the ...
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America’s Revolutionary Founders Would Be Anti-Government Extremists Today
By: John Whitehead Had the Declaration of Independence been written today, it would have rendered its signers extremists or terrorists, resulting in them being placed on a government watch list, ...
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