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What are the Ancient Landmarks and who defined them?
The Ancient Landmarks are the immemorial usages and unchangeable fundamental principles that define the fixed identity of Freemasonry. The term first appeared in print in George Payne's Regulations of 1721, published in the 1723 Book of Constitutions. In early lodge practice, the Book of Constitutions itself or the ritual were sometimes referred to as the Landmarks. Jurists later defined them as universal, unrepealable fundamentals existing from time immemorial, without which the fraternity would cease to be itself.
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What role did Freemasonry play in the American Revolution?
Freemasons and their lodges played a quiet yet prominent part in the events surrounding the American Revolution. The Green Dragon Tavern in Boston, which served as a Masonic hall where the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was organized under Grand Master Joseph Warren, functioned as a major hub of revolutionary planning. Leaders including Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Warren, John Hancock, and James Otis met there, and the Boston Tea Party was planned and executed by a club formed within the lodge.
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