johndickinson (40)in #liberty • 6 years agoJohn Adams reflects on the Declaration of IndependenceIn 1826, just a few weeks before he died, John Adams received an invitation to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of…johndickinson (40)in #liberty • 6 years agoThomas Jefferson reflects on the Declaration of IndependenceIn 1826, just a few weeks before he died, Thomas Jefferson received an invitation to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of…johndickinson (40)in #liberty • 6 years agoJuly 2, 1776 - Continental Congress voted to declare Independence"The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.—I am apt to believe that…johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - February 11 (2)"But the fact being once established, that the press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood, I leave to…johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - February 11"It would seem impossible that an intelligent people, with the faculty of reading, & right of thinking, could continue…johndickinson (40)in #constitution • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - February 9"The important distinction so well understood in America, between a Constitution established by the people and…johndickinson (40)in #constitution • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - February 8"[D]oes it follow that one violation of the constitution is to be justified by another?" - James Madison, February 8, 1791.johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - February 7"It will at least be a recommendation to the proposed Constitution that it is provided with more checks and barriers…johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - January 27 (#3)"That elections may not be contaminated by strangers, or unqualified persons, may it not be necessary that every man…johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - January 27 (#2)"I learn with great concern that a portion of our frontier so interesting, so important, and so exposed, should be so…johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - January 27"At length we are in Peace, God be praised; & long, very long may it continue. All Wars are Follies, very expensive &…johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - January 24 (#2)"You might as well, with the sailors, whistle to the wind, as suggest precautions against having too much money. We…johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - January 24"[Y]ou remember how rapidly our money went down after our 40. for 1. establishment in the revolution. I doubt if the…johndickinson (40)in #informationwar • 7 years agoEnslaving America: Part IPART I - THEN On January 23, 1775, an essay appeared in The Boston Gazette. It was sort of like today’s letters to…johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - January 23 (#2)"A settled plan to deprive the people of all the benefits, blessings and ends of the contract, to subvert the…johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - January 23"Human nature itself is evermore an advocate for liberty." - John Adams, January 23, 1775.johndickinson (40)in #help • 7 years agoHelp with Steemit chat please!Howdy! I was hoping to check out Steemit chat and have been having difficulties getting in. I tried to sign up on…johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - January 22 (#2)"This country, which has given to the world the example of physical liberty, owes to it that of moral emancipation…johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agoFounding Father Quote of the Day - January 22"All the states but our own are sensible that knolege is power." - Thomas Jefferson, January 22, 1820.johndickinson (40)in #quote • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Founding Father Quote of the Day - January 21 (#2)"How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!" - Samuel Adams, January 21, 1776.
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