Samuel Adams
The Revolution Didn’t Begin with a Shot. It Began with a Line in the Sand.
Life, liberty, and property weren’t just theories – they were the foundation of the American Revolution. John Locke wrote them, the Declaration adopted them, but Samuel Adams turned them into action. In 1772, he drafted an incredibly important, but almost...
RESIST THEM: Samuel Adams’ Forgotten Call for Liberty
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...
How they Dealt with Collaborators
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...
Don’t Fall for the Cult of Personality
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)...