In reflecting on the reality that certain news outlets have been barred from the White House, articles by Dr. Joseph Warren, which were printed in the Boston Gazette in 1769, came to mind. The governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1760-1771, was Francis Bernard, a British administrator and Tory. His adamant policies and oppressive tactics in Massachusetts were not well received by those who believed their rights as …
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James McHenry, a Maryland delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in recording the events of the Convention’s last day wrote, “A lady asked Dr. [Benjamin] Franklin Well Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy – A republic replied the Doctor if you can keep it.” George Washington later stated, “The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty … is finally staked on the experiment entrusted to the …