Vol. 32, No. 06
March 21, 2016
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. ...
“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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