Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Reason, Patriotism & Reverence for the Laws: Abraham Lincoln’s Lyceum Speech

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By Tony Williams On January 27, 1838, a young Abraham Lincoln addressed a Young Men’s Lyceum debating club in Springfield.   The top...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Henry Knox and the Cannon of Fort Ticonderoga

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On January 26, 1776, former bookseller Henry Knox arrived at George Washington’s headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with 60 tons of...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

“The Right Stuff” – The First American Army

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“On the 14 th of June, 1775, the Continental Congress, facing actual war, issued its first call for troops.   It is interesting to note ...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Martin Luther King, the Constitution, and Justice

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By: Tony Williams Most everyone knows Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which I wrote about here on its fiftieth anniversa...
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Friday, January 17, 2014

Favorite Benjamin Franklin Quotes

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Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706.  Franklin was a leading American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmast...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

The Best Books of 2013

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Happy New Year to all our readers, teachers, and fellow citizens who are helping to make the Washington, Jefferson & Madison Institut...
Saturday, January 11, 2014

Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1757 - July 12, 1804)

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By: Stephen F. Knott Since the day Aaron Burr fired his fatal shot in the notorious duel at Weehawken, New Jersey, in July, 1804, Ame...