Road to Independence: James Otis, Samuel Adams and the Circular Letter

After John Dickinson urged them to take action in response to the Townshend Acts of 1767, James Otis, Jr. and Samuel Adams drafted the Massachusetts Circular Letter, which was sent to the other colonies - and London - on Feb 11, 1768. What transpired before, during and after is a little-known - but incredibly important - part of the march towards independence. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: February 12, 2021 #history #constitution #liberty #libertarian #founders

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A "living, breathing" constitution is what the founders referred to as arbitrary power - which is, by definition, a tyranny. As Samuel Adams and James Otis Jr. pointed out - today in history Feb 11, 1768: "in all free States the Constitution is fixed; and as the supreme legislative derives its power and authority from the Constitution, it cannot overleap the Bounds of it without destroying its own Foundation" -Massachusetts Circular Letter #constitution #quotes #liberty #founders #10thAmendment

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