Forgotten Foundation: Algernon Sidney

Forgotten Foundation: Algernon Sidney

The โ€œreal American revolutionโ€ was a radical change in the views of the people. It started with James Otis Jrโ€™s 1761 speech against the Writs of Assistance – who noted that โ€œan act against the constitution is void.โ€ This represented the โ€œbeginning of the...