The Halifax Resolves: the first step toward independence
Adopted 250 years ago, North Carolina’s bold move shifted the Revolution from protest to policy and helped clear the path to the Declaration.
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General George Washington outmaneuvered British forces 250 years ago, using captured artillery to force an evacuation from Boston without a bloody frontal assault.
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Charles I's 1626 coronation, delayed by debt and plague, alienated his subjects and inadvertently shaped the political and religious future of American colonies.
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See recent postsGive thanks with a grateful heart
Giving thanks notes that whatever success or achievement an individual or nation may have obtained was not accomplished alone.
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Sometimes the words of a simple priest are more powerful than all the might and concentrated force of a socialist regime.
Forestry Association endorses Will Sellers for Alabama Supreme Court
Sellers is seeking re-election to the Alabama Supreme Court in the primary election in March 2024.
May 31, 2023
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In America, executive power is not absolute, and our rule of law requires that even emergency actions be reviewed.
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Incremental compromise, in the short run, provides a structure to build ultimate long-term objectives. This lesson is worth remembering.
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See recent postsThe failure of the Pilgrims’ first Christmas
On December 25, 1621, exactly 400 years ago, William Bradford, the governor of the Plymouth Colony, prohibited the celebration of Christmas.
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See recent postsThe maturity of negotiated independence
Unlike other empires, the colonial experience under British rule became an experiment in self-government.