The Federal Government is Not the Boss
The federal government is not the boss of the states. In the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, Thomas Jefferson emphasized this point, writing, “The several states composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their...
One Step is a Step Too Far
Thomas Jefferson warned that just one single step beyond the limits of the Constitution is one too many. That’s because when the government crosses that line, it unlocks a virtually unlimited reservoir of power. “To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus...
Freedom Isn’t Granted: It’s Exercised and Defended
Real freedom is when the people exercise their rights – whether the government likes it or not. In 1767, John Dickinson asked an essential question: “For WHO ARE A FREE PEOPLE?” He began answering his rhetorical question by emphasizing that free people don’t...