In the earliest days of our nation, a handful of unsung heroes-including women, a slave, and an Iroquois chief-pioneered the ideas that led to the Bill of Rights, the separation of powers, and the abolition of slavery. Though they did not win every battle, these anti-Federalists and their allies managed to insert a system of checks and balances to protect the people from an intrusive federal government. Yet their faces haven't been printed on our currency. Instead, they were marginalized, silenced, or forgotten. Through the fascinating stories in this book, Senator Mike Lee, one of the most impassioned opponents of big government, delivers good news: it's not too late to remember and to return to our first principles.