Samuel Adams

Otis, Adams, Dickinson: The Massachusetts Circular Letter

by Michael Boldin | Feb 12, 2021 | American Revolution, Audio/Video, James Otis, John Dickinson, Path to Liberty, Samuel Adams

After John Dickinson urged them to take action in response to the Townshend Acts of 1767, James Otis, Jr. and Samuel Adams drafted the Massachusetts Circular Letter, which was sent to the other colonies – and London – on Feb 11, 1768. What transpired...

Samuel Adams: American Independence

by Michael Boldin | Jul 31, 2020 | American Revolution, Audio/Video, Declaration of Independence, Path to Liberty, Samuel Adams

On Aug 1, 1776 – Samuel Adams, the “Father of the American Revolution,” gave a famous speech on the steps of the State House in Philadelphia in support of the Declaration of Independence, which was signed the following day. Path to Liberty, Fast...

Samuel Adams: The Truth is All Might be Free

by Michael Boldin | Nov 24, 2019 | Samuel Adams

“The truth is,” Samuel Adams once wrote, “all might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they ought.” The more I reflect on this great quote from the “Father of the American Revolution,” the more I think it almost...

Unconstitutional Government Power and the Problem of Obedience

by Michael Boldin | Aug 7, 2019 | Audio/Video, Mercy Otis Warren, Path to Liberty, Samuel Adams

There are countless examples of the Founders calling for direct resistance and disobedience to either all violations of rights – or at very least long-standing ones. But yet, a significant number of allies to the Constitution and liberty reject this approach. On...

Samuel Adams: “The Constitution is Fixed”

by Michael Boldin | Aug 12, 2018 | Audio/Video, Constitution, Samuel Adams, Tenther Essentials

TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript here. A lot of people believe that the Constitution means what the supreme court tells us it means, until it changes its mind, of course....

Samuel Adams on Taxation

by Michael Boldin | Apr 15, 2017 | Audio/Video, Samuel Adams, Tenther Essentials

If you believe, like I do, that taxation is theft, you might be interested in what Samuel Adams had to say on the subject. WATCH IT: “The supreme power cannot Justly take from any man, any part of his property without his consent, in person or by his Representative.”...

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