Illegitimate Government: John Locke on Tyranny
Few people were more influential on the founders and old revolutionaries than John Locke. And his Two Treatises help us understand how they saw the difference between legitimate government – and the other kind – tyranny. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday...
Martyr for Liberty: Algernon Sidney and the American Revolution
The โreal American revolutionโ was a radical change in the views of the people. This was reflected in the Declaration of Independence, which was intended as โan expression of the American mind.โ And few people, if any, had a greater influence on that thought than...
Theft of Power: Usurpation
“Treason against the sovereignty of the people” is how St. George Tucker described usurpation – or theft – of power by government. But this view was nothing new – the founders and old revolutionaries had long understood usurpation to be...