This program has a new sponsor, The Sam Adams Alliance. So, what about Sam Adams? And this new group?

Well, while George Washington is called the father of our country, Samuel Adams is called the father of the American Revolution.

Without the revolution, there’d be no America. And without Adams, there may not have been a revolution. From publicizing the Boston Massacre, which inflamed the entire nation, to the swashbuckling thrill of the Boston Tea Party, Adams captured the public imagination.

He showed people that their rights were in jeopardy. He organized. That was his genius. When Boston citizens were fighting for their rights, he enlisted help from neighboring towns. And he understood the need to do this nationally, using his writings and the Committees of Correspondence to unite the people in various colonies.

It is amazing what one person can do. Sometimes I hear people say that these days you just can’t find people the caliber of our founders. But I beg to differ. I’ve found the same kind of people.

Maine’s great tax-activist Mary Adams comes to mind. Term limits patriots like Jack Adsit in Wyoming, Greg Upchurch in Missouri, Skip Cook in Arkansas, and the list goes on. Folks like George and Phil Blumel in Florida.

And 95-year old Dorothy English in Oregon. Today, there is a law protecting Oregonians from regulatory abuse because she got mad and took action.

These are modern-day Sam Adamses, and The Sam Adams Alliance works to help them and thousands more like them.

Join the revolution.

This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.