[Alberta's Child]

Good point. And the Whiskey Rebellion of the early 1790s was one of the little-known, but defining episodes of our nation's history.

You could probably even even make the case that the United States of America as envisioned by its founders really only lasted a few years before it adopted a very British approach to taxation, excessive use of Federal force, etc.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Good post and I agree.

[metesky]

In retrospect, one has to wonder if Washington paid his Federal whiskey production taxes or if he should be added to the growing list of do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do politicians, eh?