Forgotten Foundation of the Revolution: Letters from a Farmer

John Dickinson’s Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania rank among the most important essays espousing the cause of liberty during the American Revolution. Yet, today – few people have read or even heard of them.  Written in response to the Townshend Acts, Dickinson covered a lot of ground, but he emphasized several key principles over and over … Read more

Whose Fault Is This?

The Constitution was supposed to create a general government limited to a few specific listed powers. Instead, we ended up with the biggest, most powerful government in the history of the world.

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John Dickenson

Notable Quote – John Dickinson

We cannot be happy, without being free…we cannot be free, without being secure in our property…we cannot be secure in our property, if, without our consent, others may, as by right, take it away. [Mankind’s] welfare…can be found in liberty only, and therefore her sacred cause ought to be espoused by every man on every … Read more

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