What Really Makes a “Land of the Free”

Source: Tenth Amendment Center
by Michael Boldin

“‘For WHO ARE A FREE PEOPLE?’ John Dickinson, the ‘Penman of the American Revolution,’ posed this timeless question in 1767. His answer defied the modern narrative. It’s not a system where you hope to find rulers who respect your constitution and liberty. That’s just luck. A population on its knees, begging for scraps. In his Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, Dickinson defined a true ‘land of the free.’ In doing so, he exposed the trap governments use to establish tyranny, and the fatal error the people make that guarantees it.” (12/04/25)

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