While proposing a Bill of Rights in the Confederation Congress on Sept 27, 1787, Richard Henry Lee explained the reason for it: “No power should be exercised, but such as is expressly given, and therefore no constructive power can be exercised. To prevent this is the great use of a bill of rights.” #billofrights #constitution #founders #10thAmendment #liberty

James Madison argued that the best way to limit the number of wars would be to make the people pay the full cost immediately instead of financing them with debt and putting the onus on future generations to bear the cost. This would force politicians, and the population at...See more

Patrick Henry called it. #warning #decentralize #libertarian #founders #10thAmendment