In 1787, an anonymous writer calling himself “The Federal Farmer” published a powerful essay urging that the new Constitution include a Bill of Rights.
He warned that freedom of the press, religion, and trial by jury must be explicitly protected, not assumed.
“Power,” he wrote, “is of an encroaching nature.”
This episode of Making a Great America tells the story of the Federal Farmer’s calm, reasoned defense of liberty — how his words helped convince Madison and others to enshrine the Bill of Rights, ensuring that American freedom would rest on law, not trust.

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