TREASON: How Patrick Henry Ignited the Revolution
In 1765, after the British passed the Stamp Act, a 29-year-old freshman legislator in Virginia named Patrick Henry pushed back – hard. His Virginia Resolves didn’t just protest a tax; they rejected Parliament’s power outright and called for resistance. “If this...
The Forgotten Boston Massacre Speech They Wanted to Silence
In 1771, James Lovell stood before a massive crowd in Boston to deliver a speech commemorating the first anniversary of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. His oration left no room for compromise: warning against standing armies, defending the people’s right to bear...
Forgotten Lessons from James Otis: Warnings We Ignored
Years before the Declaration of Independence, James Otis Jr. laid the intellectual foundation for the American Revolution – championing natural rights, property rights, and the necessity of resisting tyranny. To commemorate his birthday on February 5, 1725,...