This Memorial Day week-end, we remember the greater than 1,448,900 servicemen who fought and died in our wars and battles over the many years.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 12:48 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Joseph Loconte writes for National Review Online about John Locke’s impact on American revolutionaries.
Published: Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 9:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rich Lowry of National Review Online ponders “the greatest revolution the world has ever known.”
Published: Thursday, August 5th, 2021 @ 12:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The American Revolution may have claimed “the shot heard round the world,” but the 2020 Primary Elections had the endorsement heard round the country.
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2020 @ 9:29 am
By: Tom Campbell
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When we commemorate the birthday of the United States of America, we don’t just celebrate a place, a set of governmental institutions, and a shared history that binds together people with differing backgrounds, faiths, and aspirations. We celebrate a revolutionary act.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 12:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On September 17, 1787, the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia concluded. 39 of the 55 delegates to the Convention signed the final product, including its primary author, James Madison, and its eldest member, Benjamin Franklin.
Published: Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 @ 10:49 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Timeline of Events Leading to the Revolutionary War and beyond to its conclusion, and through the anti-climatic birthing pains.
Published: Saturday, July 4th, 2015 @ 3:54 am
By: Diane Rufino
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We will celebrate American independence again on July 4. It's a fitting date. It marks the 239th anniversary of the document that declared the original 13 American colonies free from the yoke of British control.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 11:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is really interesting to see and hear all of these people who have badmouthed our military through every operation - dating back to Vietnam - beating the drums to go to war against ISIS / ISIL.
Published: Friday, February 13th, 2015 @ 9:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Found in Yancey County, Mount Mitchell is the largest mountain in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, August 30th, 2014 @ 5:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Imagine if Samuel Adams had said: "What's the point to standing up to the British? I mean, King George is the king. He's in control.
Published: Saturday, August 10th, 2013 @ 12:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Hezekiah Alexander's role in the Revolution is a good example. His home, built in 1774, ought to be a colorful Carolina shrine to the birth of political liberty in America, rather than a setting for the tedious or trivial, as many believe the museum has become.
Published: Monday, July 23rd, 2012 @ 7:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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History is full of cases in which people subverted their own just causes by acting impulsively rather than carefully considering the costs and benefits.
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2012 @ 12:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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