“American Independence was then & there born.” John Adams wasn’t talking about July 4, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence. He was referring to the beginning of the real American Revolution that kicked off years earlier on February 24, 1761. That’s when James Otis Jr delivered a fiery 5-hour speech railing against the writs of..
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Most people miss the most significant line in the Declaration of Independence. We tend to focus on the first two paragraphs where Thomas Jefferson laid the philosophical groundwork for political secession. (more…)
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