Loud and Proud: Eternal Defiance to Tyranny
“I glory in publicly avowing my eternal enmity to tyranny.” -John Hancock To declare “eternal enmity” against the British was not just tough talk – it was treason punishable by death. Yet, like so many of the Old Revolutionaries, Hancock embraced it because he...
Bill of Rights: Most Important Amendment?
For many leading founders – from Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Adams – one amendment was not only the “foundation of the constitution,” but also “the Palladium of the private, and personal rights of the Citizens.” Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: October...
Remembering Boston Massacre Day: Benjamin Church Edition
Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Dr. Benjamin Church’s Massacre Day Oration in 1773. A leader with the Sons of Liberty – and the first Surgeon General – urged the people to respond to the bloodshed of 1770 with “manly rage; against the foul...