“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Nearly five years before the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Adams wrote an essay urging the people to resist tyranny – not tamely submit and hope for the best. For Adams, it was a moral imperative to stand up for what’s right, even against the most powerful...
In the years leading up to the War for Independence, the revolutionaries took an increasingly hostile stance against people who collaborated with or helped the British. And no, it wasn’t just tarring and feathering. Path to Liberty: September 27, 2023...
Too many people today are loyal to individual politicians or parties. Even as a young man, Samuel Adams understood the danger of personality worship. And he warned against it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter)...
Happy birthday Samuel Adams, Bostonian firebrand of the patriot resistance against Britain! In 1772, he drafted “The Rights of the Colonists,” a succinct defense of individual rights on the basis of natural rights. Adams was instrumental in using this...
A free people doesn’t ask permission to live free. We need to rethink how we define freedom. It doesn’t come from government. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter) For More Information Samuel Adams:...
The “Father of the American Revolution” understood what it took to advance and defend freedom in opposition to the largest empire in history. Faced with the same kind of odds stacked against us today, we’d do well to follow his advice. Path to Liberty: December 29,...