Ignorance and Freedom Cannot Coexist
โKnowledge is power, and ignorance is weakness.โ Thomas Jefferson knew the drill. Without knowledge of our rights, our Constitution, and the limits of government power, there’s no way the people can stay – or even be – free. Benjamin Rush made a...
The Federal Government is Not the Boss
The federal government is not the boss of the states. In the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, Thomas Jefferson emphasized this point, writing, โThe several states composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their...
One Step is a Step Too Far
Thomas Jefferson warned that just one single step beyond the limits of the Constitution is one too many.ย Thatโs because when the government crosses that line, it unlocks a virtually unlimited reservoir of power. “To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus...