Only by understanding the risks and terrors Dickinson predicted can we fully appreciate the courage of those who were determined to face them.
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Without John Dickinson we might not have a Constitution.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 4: John Dickinson Read More »
Here are questions and answers addressing five of the Constitution’s less famous provisions.
Defending the Constitution: Secrets behind those ‘obscure’ provisions Read More »
Watch this interview and learn what we owe to John Dickinson.
Jon Caldara interviews Rob Natelson on John Dickinson, “The Most Underrated Founder” Read More »
This much is clear: John Dickinson receives much more of our national gratitude than we have given him.
The most ‘underrated’ founder’s influence on America’s Constitution Read More »
Any states that allowed the federal government to interfere in their sovereign jurisdiction would be guilty of a breach of trust, for the “trustees or servants of the several states” were obliged to protect the authority citizens had placed in them.
Fifth (and last) in a Series: John Dickinson and the Ratification of the Constitution Read More »
The list of constitutional provisions impacted by Dickinson is a very long one.
Fourth in a Series: John Dickinson’s Contributions to the Constitution Read More »
Dickinson was one of the few to free his own slaves during his lifetime.
Third in a Series: John Dickinson During the Continental and Confederation Periods Read More »
“We cannot be happy without being free,” Dickinson wrote in Farmer Letter XII. “We cannot be free without being secure in our own property … We cannot be secure in our property, if, without our consent, others may take it away.”
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This year marks the 250th anniversary of one of the most influential series of writings in American history.
First In a Series: John Dickinson Comes Into Prominence Read More »
The Farmer letters went well beyond asserting the case against taxation without representation; they also helped clarify American constitutional thinking on other questions, including: Which government responsibilities should be exercised centrally and which locally?
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