Posts Tagged ‘history’
Amnesty One and Two — T.F. Stern
By T.F. Stern, Call it coincidence if you will; but the Fox News website had an interesting combination of headline stories laid out one above the other. The first, Investigators Recommend Rangel Get Slap on Wrist , was close enough to, Lawmakers: Amnesty Plan in the Works? …close enough to the casual observer one might come to the conclusion [...]
William Penn’s Holy Experiment
American Minute with Bill Federer He was arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London eight months for being a Quaker, but later King Charles II gave him land in America as repayment of a large debt owed to his father. He invited persecuted Christians of Europe to join his colony of religious toleration. Soon Quakers, Mennonites, Pietists, [...]
Samuel Adams — Candidus, 14 October 1776 — Democratic Thinker
Background of the American Revolution Prior to the Revolution, Samuel Adams sends another of his firey letters—under the psuedonym, Candidus—to the Boston Gazette, advancing his belief in Liberty. The truth is, All might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they ought. Article Signed [...]
A Testament to the Usefulness of Christianity — De Tocqueville
American Minute with Bill Federer Alexis de Tocqueville was born JULY 29, 1805. A French social scientist who traveled the United States in 1831, de Tocqueville wrote in Democracy in America: "Religion in America...must be regarded as the foremost of the political institutions of that country; for if it does not impart a taste for freedom, [...]
Fisher Ames: Equality Number 6 — Democratic Thinker
American Debate In a series of papers published in 1801, Fisher Ames unleashes one of the Federalist’s most scathing attacks on the Anti-Federalist’s unbridled democratic principles. Ames does so by drawing their principles to their logical conclusions—illustrating his conclusions with the unprincipled actions of the European [...]
The 14th Amendment: The War on State Rights Begins
American Minute with Bill Federer The 14th Amendment was adopted JULY 28, 1868, because southern States, though forced to end slavery by the 13th Amendment, did not grant citizenship to freed slaves. Southern Democrat Legislatures passed Black Codes requiring freed slaves to be "apprenticed" to "employers" and punished any who left. Illinois [...]
Fisher Ames: Equality Number 5 — Democratic Thinker
American Debate In a series of papers published in 1801, Fisher Ames unleashes one of the Federalist’s most scathing attacks on the Anti-Federalist’s unbridled democratic principles. Ames does so by drawing their principles to their logical conclusions—illustrating his conclusions with the unprincipled actions of the European [...]
Freedom Is Not Free
American Minute with Bill Federer "FREEDOM IS NOT FREE" is the inscription on the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Korean War ended JULY 27, 1953, with the armistice signed at Panmunjom. Begun three years earlier as a UN "police" action, the outnumber U.S. troops fought courageously against the Communist Chinese and North Korean [...]
Fisher Ames: Equality Number 4 — Democratic Thinker
American Debate In a series of papers published in 1801, Fisher Ames unleashes one of the Federalist’s most scathing attacks on the Anti-Federalist’s unbridled democratic principles. Ames does so by drawing their principles to their logical conclusions—illustrating his conclusions with the unprincipled actions of the European [...]
For It Will (As He Believed) Appear Once More — Benjamin Franklin
American Minute with Bill Federer On JULY 26, 1775, Benjamin Franklin became the first U.S. Postmaster General, a position he held prior to the Revolution under the British Crown. Franklin established a volunteer fire department, a circulating public library, an insurance company, a city police force, a night watch and a militia. He set up [...]
What Kind of Heritage Shall We Pass On?
Liberty Letters with Steve Farrell Reflecting on the causes of Rome's decay, Horace (65 BC - 8 BC), the leading Roman lyric poet, writes "Our Fathers, viler than our grandfathers, begot us who are even viler, and we shall bring forth a progeny more degenerate still?" Quite a question. But what else should we expect ... then and now, we [...]
Fisher Ames: Equality Number 3 — Democratic Thinker
American Debate In a series of papers published in 1801, Fisher Ames unleashes one of the Federalist’s most scathing attacks on the Anti-Federalist’s unbridled democratic principles. Ames does so by drawing their principles to their logical conclusions—illustrating his conclusions with the unprincipled actions of the European [...]
Ulysses S. Grant on Christianizing the Indians
American Minute with Bill Federer Ulysses S. Grant was commissioned JULY 25, 1866, as General of the Army, the first to hold that rank. His Civil War victories resulted in his election as the 18th U.S. President. In his First Annual Message, December 6, 1869, President Grant wrote: "The Society of Friends...succeeded in living in peace [...]
Fisher Ames: Equality Number 2 — Democratic Thinker
American Debate In a series of papers published in 1801, Fisher Ames unleashes one of the Federalist’s most scathing attacks on the Anti-Federalist’s unbridled democratic principles. Ames does so by drawing their principles to their logical conclusions—illustrating his conclusions with the unprincipled actions of the European [...]
Tennessee’s First Constitution: Religion Clauses
American Minute with Bill Federer Tennessee's Constitutional Convention composed its State Constitution in 1796. The U.S. Congress accepted it and President George Washington signed the bill admitting Tennessee as the 16th State on June 1, 1796. Tennessee's Constitution stated in Article XI, Section III: "All men have a natural and [...]
They are Jealous of Their Liberties
Americanist History, William Jackman Parliament assumed the right to tax the Americans, and paid no attention to their protests, but characterized them as "absurd," "insolent," "mad." when they expostulated with Grenville, the Prime Minister, he warned them that in a contest with England they would gain nothing. The taxes must be levied at all [...]
He Ever Adorned the Profession of Christianity
American Minute with Bill Federer Roger Sherman was the only person to sign all four of America's founding documents: the Articles of Association-1774, the Declaration of Independence-1776, the Articles of Confederation-1777, and the U.S. Constitution-1787. At age 19, Roger Sherman's father died and he supported his family as a shoe cobbler, [...]
In Dispute: Taxation Without Representation
Americanist History, David Ramsay, 1789 Immediately after the peace of Paris, 1763, a new scene was opened. The national debt of Great-Britain, then amounted to 148 millions, for which an interest of nearly 5 millions, was annually paid. While the British minister was digesting plans for diminishing this amazing load of debt, he conceived the [...]
Fisher Ames: Equality Number 1 — Democratic Thinker
American Debate In a series of papers published in 1801, Fisher Ames unleashes one of the Federalist’s most scathing attacks on the Anti-Federalist’s unbridled democratic principles. Ames does so by drawing their principles to their logical conclusions—illustrating his conclusions with the unprincipled actions of the European [...]
America’s Decline Forty-One Years After Apollo 11
By Christopher G. Adamo This week marks the forty-first anniversary of one of America’s crowning achievements, the first manned landing on the moon. Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, riding on the shoulders of thousands of engineers, technicians, and manufacturers, touched down on the Sea of Tranquility at 4:53 [...]
Apparatchiks and News Media — T.F. Stern
By T.F. Stern, Rush Linbaugh, on his radio talk show yesterday, used a term which defined major news sources like CNN better than most, Apparatchiks . It shouldn’t surprise anyone to find Apparatchiks’ meaning linked to the former Soviet Union and other Communist states as our major market media have been pushing their leftist agenda for [...]
Carl Sandburg Reflects On God’s Hand
American Minute with Bill Federer "A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on," wrote poet Carl Sandburg, who died JULY 22, 1967. A son of Swedish immigrants who worked on the railroad, Sandburg left school after 8th grade, borrowed his father's railroad pass and traveled as a hobo. He volunteered for military service, was sent [...]
Samuel Adams: Oration — Democratic Thinker
American Revolution In 1776 a pamphlet appeared in London of an oration said to have been delivered by Samuel Adams on August 1, 1776, at the State House in Philadelphia . Said also to have been reprinted from Philadelphia, no American copy has been found. If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than [...]
More Interested in the Eternal — William Jennings Bryan
American Minute with Bill Federer The Scopes Monkey Trial ended JULY 21, 1925. John Scopes, a Tennessee High school biology teacher was found guilty and fined for teaching a controversial theory of origins called "evolution." William Jennings Bryan, a three time Democrat Presidential candidate, was the prosecuting attorney arguing for [...]
John Adams on Canon and Feudal Law — Democratic Thinker
John Adams writes a four-part essay first appearing in the Boston Gazette, August 1765, in which he illustrates the conspiracy of the organized church and government to oppress the citizens. At first untitled, the series appeared in England in a small pamphlet entitled A Dissertation On The Canon And Feudal Law. I say rights, for such they [...]
Greater Than Standing On the Moon — American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind," stated Neil Armstrong, JULY 20, 1969, as he became the first man to walk on the moon. He, along with Colonel Aldrin, landed their lunar module, the "Eagle," and spent a total of 21 hours and 37 minutes on the moon's surface before redocking with the [...]
From Such Liberty, O Lord Deliver Us! — Noah Webster
Liberty Letters Quote of the Day, Noah Webster But I cannot quit this subject without attempting to correct some of the erroneous opinions respecting freedom and tyranny, and the principles by which they are supported. Many people seem to entertain an idea, that liberty consists in a power to act without any control. This is more liberty than [...]
Washington Was Never Born To Be Killed By A Bullet! — American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer Prior to the Revolution, British troops were marching toward Fort Duquesne when they were ambushed by the French and Indians. Not accustomed to fighting unless in an open field, the British soldiers were annihilated. 23-year-old Colonel George Washington rode back and forth during the battle delivering [...]
Praying for Apollo 11 — American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy JULY 16, 1969, being the first mission to walk on the moon. In Proclamation 3919, President Richard Nixon stated: "Apollo 11 is on its way to the moon. It carries three brave astronauts; it also carries the hopes and prayers of hundreds of millions of people...That [...]
Empires Must Have Enemies — John T. Flynn
Liberty Letters Quote of the Day, John T. Flynn We have managed to accumulate a pretty sizable empire of our own already — far-spreading territories detached from our continental borders.… We have now managed to acquire bases all over the world.… There is no part of the world where trouble can break out where we do not have bases [...]
