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.
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