Gillian Richards
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Gillian Richards is a research associate in The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies.
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Jonathan Mayhew and the Biblical Source of the American Revolution
Gillian RichardsJohn Adams once said the American Revolution began not on a battlefield but “in the minds and hearts of the people.” Among those who lit the fuse was the influential Boston preacher, Rev. Jonathan Mayhew. His 1750 sermon on the limits of obedience to government became, in Adams’ view, one of the founding texts of…
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