Roger Williams: Exemplar of America’s Soul

Roger Williams: Exemplar of America’s Soul

Roger Williams, the Baptist minister whose libertarian views ran afoul of the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorities, should be honored as one of this country’s early libertarians.

Roger Williams, Exemplar of America’s Soul - LewRockwell

A group of Separatists, whom we call the Pilgrims, originally abandoned England for Holland but they found life there too routine, too easy.  Life should be a challenge, and they weren’t being tested enough.  According to William Bradford, their leader, a few preferred the prisons of England to the liberties of Holland, which they considered an affliction. They left Holland, passed through England, and sailed on the Mayflower for America.  When …

From the Heart, Homespun II - Amy Gallatin & Roger Williams

From the Heart, Homespun II provides a set of songs that boast qualities that are poignant as well as personal. Credit Gallatin and Williams with that.