Two hundred and fifty years ago, our Nation was conceived in liberty, our freedom was wrested from the hands of tyranny, and our people courageously united as one Nation under God, committed to the ...

The Bill of Rights refers to the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, passed by Congress on Sept. 25.

Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison advocating a Bill of Rights: "Half a loaf is better than no bread. If we cannot secure all our rights, let us secure what we can." Congress shall make no law ...

The American Revolution was ignited by the numerous assaults on liberty committed by King George III and his agents in the American colonies. Among those offenses were unlawful searches of private ...