Path to Liberty This isn’t America. It’s a BETRAYAL of the Revolution.
Mar 4, 2026
A fiery walk through Revolutionary-era speeches about natural rights, property, and personal freedom. They argue rights come from a Creator, not government. The danger of arbitrary power and standing armies gets spotlighted. The role of militias, civic virtue, and the moral duty to resist tyranny are highlighted.
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Natural Rights As The Revolution's Foundation
- The Sons of Liberty framed the Revolution on natural rights and property as inviolable, stressing freedom as an inherent birthright.
- Michael Boldin cites Joseph Warren and others showing property arises from honest labor and common sense rejects theft by government.
Arbitrary Power Is The Real Threat
- Revolutionaries identified arbitrary centralized power as the main threat to liberty, not merely individual bad actors.
- Michael Boldin highlights the Declaratory Act and John Hancock's warning that Parliament claimed power to bind colonies "in all cases whatsoever."
Standing Armies Enforce Unconstitutional Rule
- The colonists saw standing armies in peacetime as instruments to enforce unconstitutional laws and crush liberty.
- Joseph Warren and John Hancock argued troops were sent to enforce taxes and provoke obedience, culminating in bloodshed like the Boston Massacre.