[Happy belated 4th of July, that is. Below is a special issue of Freedom News, an excellent daily roundup of summarized articles. --Declan] ----------------------------------------------------------------- ==================> F R E E D O M N E W S <================== ----------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe or unsub: http://www.free-market.net/features/lists/ Freedom News in today's update: o America in rebellion o Articles of Confederation o United States Constitution o Federalist papers o Anti-federalist papers o The war inevitable o Common Sense o The Rights of Man o The Papers of Thomas Jefferson o Brief biography: John Locke (1632-1704) o Democracy in America o Libertystory.net Today we're doing something a little different in honor of U.S. Independence Day. For those of you within the United States, we wish you a happy Fourth of July. For those outside the U.S., we hope that you'll join us for a celebration of liberty. yours, J.D. Tuccille America in rebellion (Declaration of Independence) ---------- With this document, rebellious American colonists declared their independence from the British government and announced plans to create a new and free nation. (07/04/1776) http://lcweb2.loc.gov/const/declar.html Articles of Confederation ---------- The first governing document for the newly independent United States. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/artconf.htm United States Constitution ---------- The text of the current governing document of the United States of America, including all amendments. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/usconst.htm Federalist papers ---------- Arguments penned by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison in favor of the adoption of the Constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation. (1787-1789) http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm Anti-federalist papers ---------- Arguments against the proposed Constitution, arguing that it provided for too centralized a government and contained the seeds of tyranny. (1787-1789) http://www.constitution.org/afp/afp.htm The war inevitable ---------- by Patrick Henry Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech to the 1775 Virginia Convention. (03/23/1775) http://www.webleyweb.com/klh/pathenry.html Common Sense ---------- by Thomas Paine Full text of the book that inspired the Declaration of Independence and fueled the American revolution. (1776) http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/paine/CM/sensexx.htm The Rights of Man ---------- by Thomas Paine Paine's defense of individual liberty. As always, Paine is quick to make valuable suggestions for proper government. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/paine/ROM/rofmxx.htm The Papers of Thomas Jefferson ---------- The collected writings of the often-libertarian author of the Declaration of Independence. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/jeffpap.htm Brief biography: John Locke (1632-1704) ---------- John Locke's influence on modern views of liberty is profound, including providing much of the philosophical influence for the American Revolution. http://www.acton.org/publicat/randl/00sep_oct/liberaltradition.html Democracy in America ---------- by Alexis de Tocqueville The full text of the classic 19th-century analysis by an observant French aristocrat of the culture and people of the American republic and the potential threat to liberty posed by too much democracy. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/DETOC/toc_indx.html Libertystory.net ---------- by Jim Powell A companion site to Jim Powell's wonderful book, "The Triumph of Liberty," this site stands on its own as probably the best single introduction to the history of liberty online. http://www.libertystory.net/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ============/ End of Today's Freedom News Update \=============== ----------------------------------------------------------------- Please forward and copy this message. 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