Tag Archives: Thomas Jefferson

D.L. Adams

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; A Friendship Renewed – Lessons For A Divided Nation

On July 4, 1826, two of the great founders of American democracy breathed their last. John Adams, ensconced at Peacefield in Quincy, Massachusetts was comforted in his last moments in the belief that Jefferson still lived. Such were Adams’ last words. Unknown to Adams Jefferson had died several hours earlier, asking in his final moments [...]
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Sun Tzu

Thomas Jefferson Declares Independence

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James Carafano

Where is Reagan’s America?

No part of President’s Reagan’s legacy is more important and enduring than his belief in peace through strength. In no other aspect of his core beliefs was closer to the founding fathers. Thomas Jefferson observed, “The power of making war often prevents it.” Likewise in his farewell address as president, George Washington reminded the American [...]
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Ken Blackwell

What Would Reagan Do About Egypt?

We’re about to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth. As much as I would like to praise that great and good man, I have to wonder what he would do about Egypt? Would he shepherd Egypt along the path to democracy—as he did successfully with South Korea and the Philippines? Or would he maintain [...]
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Brad Schaeffer

In Defense Of Christopher Columbus

On September 6, 1492, when Christopher Columbus’ flagship, the Santa Maria, with the smaller vessels Niña and Pinta in its wake, set sail from the Canary Islands in search of new lands, he embarked on a mission of discovery that the historian George Bancroft declared “the most memorable maritime enterprise in the history of the world.” Scholars [...]
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D.L. Adams

Understanding Liberal Disillusionment – Part 2

The rejection of the religious world-view of the founders is not a theoretical matter; it is a central theme in American Progressive leftist politics. On September 15th  President Barack Obama addressed the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Mr. Obama quoted the Declaration of Independence, as many Presidents have done in the past. This particular presidential invocation of the Declaration [...]
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D.L. Adams

Understanding Liberal Disillusionment – Part 1

The idea that Judeo-Christian religious morality is the basis of a just society is a foundational concept in the creation of the United States. This once pervasive concept has now fallen from favor within certain loud segments of society regardless of the high esteem in which it was held by the universality of our Founders. [...]
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Ben   Barrack

Barbary Pirates: the Next Generation

At the turn of the 19th century, American ships in the Mediterranean were under constant threat of piracy from four Islamic states in Northern Africa. As president, Thomas Jefferson refused to be intimdated and sent naval squadrons in response to one of those states – Tripoli – which declared war on the United States for [...]
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D.L. Adams

Crisis of Commemoration Part 3: Collision of Past, Present, and Future

See part 1 here and part 2 here. American character has not significantly changed since the 1830s and de Tocqueville’s travels. As we look to the future we sometimes inadvertently leave things and people behind to our later regret. The fundamental purpose of commemoration is to remember. There is a purpose to memory – we’re supposed to [...]
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D.L. Adams

Crisis of Commemoration Part 2: The Gettysburg Casino and the Ground Zero Mosque

This article has been updated since its original publication. The financial gains to the Gettysburg region that the proposed casino will bring as promised by its supporters is said by them to be significant, but the inappropriateness of the project at its current location is as obvious to all reasonable people and those who revere our [...]
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