At the beginning of July I wrote down the names of all of the signers of the Declaration of Independence that I could think of off the top of my head. My list only had 6 names on it. I realized I needed to learn more about the people who signed the Declaration of Independence.
I saw this book by Douglas MacKinnon and thought it would provide some insightful information about each of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. I was also drawn in by the subtitle Liberty Lessons.
MacKinnon outlines why he wrote the book in his introduction. He writes about the 4th of July:
“Will the day which represents the act of those 56 men coming together as one to declare our independence from tyranny and our right to exist as a sovereign nation and a free people soon be altered, smeared, or outright cancelled?” Flash ahead approximately 246 years from that historic and sacred time period and the answer seems quite obvious.”
An example of the liberty lessons that MacKinnon writes about come in the chapter about Richard Henry Lee. MacKinnon writes:
“beginning early in 2020 it was the reaction to the pandemic not the pandemic itself that gave birth to instant overreach that robbed so many of their rights, freedoms, and livelihoods. But you may ask how could so many first world countries around the world fall victim to such one sided power hungry group think?”
MacKinnon does a good job of proving an outline of each of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He does have several references to movies and comic books such as National Treasure and Batman, which probably were not necessary in this book. I would like to have seen a little bit more information about each of the signers.
Overall I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars.
"We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about"
Zohran Mamdani
For 45 minutes Alexander rode in a helicopter while receiving a crash course on the historic sites of New York City. The ability to hover in the air while moving 110 miles per hour was surreal. He began to wonder if perhaps he had died on the battlefield and was now in some level of the afterlife. Everything was too extraordinary to believe.
As they were nearing the conclusion of their flight Alexander examined the topography below with a general’s eye.
“Where are your city’s defenses?”
“What are you talking about?” Sammy responded.
“What would prevent an invading army from laying siege to your city?”
“No one would ever invade us.”
“Such hubris makes it likely at some point.”
“The oceans protect us from our enemies and Canada is our ally. It would never happen.”
“Fascinating. I bet I would find a way to do it.”
“But why would you want to.”
“It is my destiny to create empires. This city would have to be conquered and rolled into my empire.”
“The United States Army is too powerful. You would never stand a chance.”
A half dozen battle plans were floating through his mind.
“I think I could do it.”
“Who are you?” Sammy asked.
“I already told you. I am the great king ...
