History - Past and Perspective
Finding a Lost Founder

Finding a Lost Founder

The words of a little-known Founder, who had the influence of Jefferson and Madison, could have been written today to warn about the usurpation of power by judges. ...
Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
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“Colonel Taylor and myself have rarely, if ever, differed in any political principle of importance.”

— Thomas Jefferson

John Taylor (usually called John Taylor of Caroline) is arguably the most forgotten man among the pantheon of America’s Founding generation, yet by his contemporaries he was considered a man without equal when it came to vigorously defending the key constitutional principles of federalism, state sovereignty, and limited government. During his 71-year life, Taylor published six books on the topic of the philosophy of government and the U.S. Constitution.

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