Archive for Archive for September, 2008
FFQF: Samuel Adams (and Dan Webster) on Liberty
Since today’s post is the last submission on the theme of LIBERTY (at least for this month), I would like to present some of the best, with a very brief challenge. (Please wish me well as I attempt to make this brief but satisfactory!) Today we will hear from Samuel Adams, the “father of the [...]
FFQF: Alexander Hamilton on Liberty
Again, we take up the discussion of LIBERTY. The following quotation comes from Alexander Hamilton’s powerful pamphlet, The Farmer Refuted (1775). It is one of his most fascinating pieces, and I have often called it an expanded form of the Declaration of Independence, written nearly a year before Jefferson started writing it. I highly recommend [...]
Constitution Day
Today is Constitution Day, the day that 39 of the 55 delegates who attended the Convention of 1787 signed the Constitution of the United States of America. It’s preamble expounded its purpose: WE THE PEOPLE of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the [...]
FFQF: Patrick Henry on Liberty
Consistent with our monthly theme today is the following quote from Patrick Henry, the golden-tongued patriot of the Revolution. The following is an excerpt from his speech “The War Inevitable,” which he delivered on March 23, 1775 before the Virginia House of Burgesses. Although this excerpt is lengthy, I assure you it is worth reading. [...]
FFQF: Ben Franklin on LIBERTY
Today, we begin a new month of Founding Father’s Quote Friday! This month’s theme is LIBERTY. In other words, bloggers who are a part of the FFQF meme will choose quotes from the Founding Fathers consistent with this theme. Please be aware that we will probably repeat this theme, so if you don’t get to [...]
What is FFQF?
FFQF, or, “Founding Father’s Quote Friday,” is a meme created and hosted by Hercules Mulligan (that’s me), here on Meet the Founding Fathers. The meme seeks to interest and educate the public in the history and principles of the American Founding Era (c. 1760-1805). How does the meme work? Every Friday, those who participate in [...]