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NATELSON: The Men Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence

In June 1776, Great Britain and its North American colonies had been fighting for over a year. The Americans desperately needed foreign help, particularly from Great Britain’s principal rival, France. Many members of the Second Continental Congress—the assembly the states had charged with conducting the war—believed France would not help the colonies if their goal … Read more

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BOLDIN: Forgotten Declaration – Why They Were Fighting Back

Unconditional submission” or “resistance by force.”  Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson, and the Second Continental Congress said those were their two terrible options less than three months after the battles of Lexington and Concord and the “shot heard ‘round the world.” This is the story of the forgotten declaration in which they explained why they fought back. THE … Read more

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Natelson: The Run-up to the Declaration of Independence

In the years before 1763, the British Empire—although in theory a unified entity—was really a federation. The central government in London controlled foreign affairs and the imperial post office. It also regulated trade with foreign countries and among units of the empire. But otherwise, the 13 future American states were largely self-governing. In each, the … Read more

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GrokTALK!: Reflections on Liberty

This week, on GrokTALK!, it’s Memorial Day, and I hope you made time to remember those who died for liberty. A fragile thing. How fragile? Well, today we read through a piece that helps us understand that and, I hope, inspires us to share it with others so they turn up to vote before the … Read more

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BOLDIN: It’s Not Just a Right. It’s a Duty

Alter or abolish. Despite those words in the Declaration of Independence, the establishment would have you believe that any effort to resist their power is anti-American. But they have it backward. Under the founders’ framework, the right to “provide new guards” is a right that can also rise to the level of duty. FOUNDATION The … Read more

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OPINION: Brainwashed Sheeple

The Brainwashed Sheeple of America think that the Constitution is our supreme law when it only applies to our public servants. The Preamble applies to We the People, but We the Brainwashed Sheeple do not understand this. The Preamble gives us the right to rewrite the entire Constitution any time we feel like it, with … Read more

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Shurtleff: The Declaration of Independence and the Men Who Signed It

Mrs. Wolf, my eighth-grade history teacher in a Boston Public School, ensured that her students not only knew the reasons why the 13 colonies united against Great Britain and declared their independence from Great Britain, but also had her students memorize a good portion of the Declaration of Independence. They also had to know about … Read more

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Understanding the Constitution and Loving It

I was amazed to see the slew of commentary that followed the July 13, 2024, Trump event in Bethel, PA, and the canceling of Biden’s campaign. It worries me that people are talking rapturously about an imminent “next stage of American history” as if it will come about by “forces”. Or by “players.” Or maybe … Read more

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Independence Day – A Snippet from Calvin Coolidge (7/5/1926)

Reformatted, emphasis mine: About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly restful. It is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress since 1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have given us a great advance over the people of that day, and that we … Read more

Independence Day

On the Fourth of July we celebrate the day upon which the members of the Continental Congress signed The Declaration of Independence. In fact, independence in New Hampshire began six months earlier January 5, 1776, when our Legislature issued our first Constitution, thus creating the first independent State, established by a written Constitution, and without a king, in which the people ruled through their elected Representatives.

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Pulpit Polity: Richard Stockton

Hello, Friends of Freedom. I hope your summer is amazing! Let’s continue our look at the Declaration’s signers. Richard Stockton was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey and was perhaps the one who suffered the most for doing so. He was captured by the British and tortured severely in prison.

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Pulpit Polity: Dr. Benjamin Rush

We are heading into the celebration of our country’s birth. July 4th is fast upon us! As we reflect on this great day, let us remember the men who sacrificed so much to give us birth as free people.

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Our Modern Day Version

America is in need of another declaration! Our first was presented in a written form, but in today’s fast-paced world, ears are more adaptable to our living styles. As with America’s first declaration, today’s version also declares an abrupt turnaround from what is current, and in both instances, America’s abrupt turnaround comes from a highly credible source.

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“…He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.”

The title is from our Declaration of Independence from England and King George’s tyrannical rule.  That text above is the 10th (out of the 27 Grievances our Founding Fathers listed as reasons for wanting our American cleavage from British rule. And, as this snippet from a longer Wall Street Times article (paywalled) should remind us … Read more

Blogline of the Day – Said NO Democrat/Progressive EVAH!

What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant: It officially adopted the American Theory of Government: First Come Rights; Then Comes Government to Secure These Rights. If A, then B. But the converse is not always true and we’ve found, over time, that almost all politicians can’t handle logic statements.  And in this case, not … Read more

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