Ep. 170 Free speech and the American Founding
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
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The Rights of Englishmen
Before members of parliament were allowed to speak freely in the house of commons, colonists on the rocky shore of new england had decided to protect free speech and the free press for all people. This fundamental right would become essential in the tumultuous years ahead. British forces and their indigenous allies emerged victorius over the french and several other native tribes in the french and indian war. The british victory gave the empire vast new tracts of land beyond the appallatian mountains, stretching far into the ohio valley. But that new land came at a steep cost. England's national debt was now more than 122 million pounds, over 31 billion dollars in to day's money,. an enormous amount
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