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“We the Future” Contest

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Our 11th Annual Study

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Current 90 Day Study Essay

Public Domain Image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Williams_(Connecticut_politician)#/media/File:William_Williams_(delegate).jpg "William Williams of Connecticut: Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Pinch Hitting for the United States of America – Guest Essayist: J. Eric Wise"

William Williams of Connecticut: Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Pinch Hitting for the United States of America

90 in 90 2021,  6. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, Blog, Eric Wise William Williams of Connecticut: Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Pinch Hitting for the United States of America – Guest Essayist: J. Eric Wise, 2021 Declaration of Independence 90 Day Study Essay Schedule, 11. Declaration of Independence, 12. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 90 Day Studies, Eric Wise
The Fundamental Orders were the first charter government that did not refer to the authority of the King of England, but rather to the authority of God through the people. As Hooker put it – fifty years before John Locke penned his Second Treatise on Government in 1689 – “the foundation of authority is laid, firstly in the free consent of the people … the choice of public magistrates belongs unto the people by God’s own allowance.” The signers of the Declaration of Independence all pledged “our lives, our fortunes and our sacred Honor” to the success of the Revolution. Many paid dearly with the first two, though all in time gained honor. Williams, when he signed the Declaration, had achieved a great deal as a pre-Revolutionary American and had much at stake.
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April 15, 2021
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