Thomas Paine

November 19, 2024

PAINE: Of the origin and design of government

August 3, 2024 Thomas Paine

Some writers have so confounded society with government as to leave little or no distinction between them. They are not only different but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by […]

HILL: ‘These are the times that try men’s souls’

December 23, 2020 Frank Hill

On Dec. 24, 1776, a beleaguered General George Washington was looking for some way to inspire his Continental troops after suffering crushing defeats in New York. His undermanned Continental Army was facing the British army, […]