Tyranny Unmasked

Tyranny Unmasked is a political treatise written by John Taylor of Caroline, first published in 1822. The book is a critique of the American federal government’s expansion of power and its potential to become tyrannical. Taylor argues that the Constitution’s system of checks and balances has been weakened, and that the federal government has been granted too much power, particularly through the commerce clause. He also criticizes the Supreme Court for its interpretation of the Constitution, arguing that it has allowed the government to expand its power beyond its intended limits. Throughout the book, Taylor calls for a return to the principles of limited government and states’ rights. The book is considered a classic of American political thought and is still widely read and studied today. Caroline, the author’s wife, is credited with editing and preparing the manuscript for publication after Taylor’s death.A passion for carnage, is the tyranny of savages. Ambition and avarice are the passions which produce civilized tyranny. A policy for encouraging the latter passions, is like one for training savage nations to become bloodhounds. If ambition is cultivated by feeding it with excessive power, it extorts from industry the fruits of its labour; if avarice is cultivated by feeding it with excessive wealth, it acquires political power to pillage industry also. Enormous political power invariably accumulates enormous wealth, and enormous wealth invariably accumulates enormous political power.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.