Preserving America Library

2009 Young Republican National Convention

The History of Freedom

Lord Acton The History of Freedom This is an excerpt from The History of Freedom, published by the Macmillan Company in 1907. The book was a collection of essays by Lord Acton on the subject of freedom throughout history. This particular essay was originally delivered as an address entitled "The History of Freedom in Antiquity" to members of the Bridgnorth Institution in 1877. Lord Acton served as a member of the British House of Commons in the middle of the 1800's. He later served as a Professor of History at Cambridge University and as editor of a Catholic journal called the Rambler. Lord Acton was a leading historical scholar and a well published author. He was known as one of the most articulate defenders of religious and political liberty.

John Adams on Rights of Property

John Adams John Adams on Rights of Property John Adams on Rights of Property

The Tempting of America

Robert Bork The Tempting of America This is an excerpt from The Tempting of America by Robert Bork, a book published by the Free Press in 1990. Judge Bork served on the faculty at Yale Law School from 1962 to 1981. He served as Solicitor General from 1973 to 1977; acting Attorney General from 1973 to 1974; and Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1982 to 1988. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1987. Judge Bork's nomination was denied by a Democrat controlled Senate following a hotly contested confirmation battle. He is a leading expert in constitutional law and history.

Reflections on the Revolution in France

Edmund Burke Reflections on the Revolution in France This is an excerpt from Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke, originally written in 1790. Burke was a leader of the English Whig Party during the late 1700's and one of the most important political philosophers of the era. Reflections was his answer to the outbreak of the French Revolution, which he recognized as a disaster with prophetic clarity before that fact became obvious to everyone else following the numerous bloodbaths, the Reign of Terror and its culmination in despotism under the Emperor Napoleon. Burke was a fierce critic of social upheavals and wholesale innovation to long standing constitutional systems.

Cicero: Treatise on the Commonwealth

Cicero Cicero: Treatise on the Commonwealth Cicero: Treatise on the Commonwealth

Defense of the American System

Henry Clay Defense of the American System Defense of the American System

Henry Clay on the Seminole War

Henry Clay Henry Clay on the Seminole War Henry Clay on the Seminole War

The Scopes Trial

Alan Dershowitz The Scopes Trial This is an excerpt from Alan Dershowitz's commentary on the Scopes Trial of 1925. This commentary is found as the Introduction to a book called The Scopes Trial published by Gryphon Editions in 1990. Dershowitz has spent most of his career as a law professor at Harvard University and is a high profile criminal defense attorney. He is a noted author and influential modern commentator.

Frederick Douglass on Religion and Human Dignity

Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass on Religion and Human Dignity Frederick Douglass on Religion and Human Dignity

Will Durant on the Decay of Civilization

Will Durant Will Durant on the Decay of Civilization Will Durant on the Decay of Civilization

Dwight Eisenhower on Bureaucratic Government

Dwight Eisenhower Dwight Eisenhower on Bureaucratic Government Dwight Eisenhower on Bureaucratic Government

Franklin Roosevelt on Judges

Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt on Judges Franklin Roosevelt on Judges

Milton Friedman on Capitalism and Freedom

Milton Friedman Milton Friedman on Capitalism and Freedom This is an excerpt from Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman, a book originally published by the University of Chicago Press in 1962. Friedman is a leading U.S. economist and influential writer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1976 and was later awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a National Medal of Science in 1988. Friedman is a strong advocate of economic freedom.

Mikhail Gorbachev on Trade Restrictions

Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev on Trade Restrictions Mikhail Gorbachev on Trade Restrictions

Hamilton on the Nature of Rights

Alexander Hamilton Hamilton on the Nature of Rights Hamilton on the Nature of Rights

The Road to Serfdom

Friedrich Hayek The Road to Serfdom The Road to Serfdom

Commentary on the Book of Genesis

Rabbi Hirsch Commentary on the Book of Genesis Commentary on the Book of Genesis

Thomas Hobbes on Punishments

Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes on Punishments Thomas Hobbes on Punishments

Herbert Hoover on Liberty

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover on Liberty Herbert Hoover on Liberty

Judicial Usurpations in Constitutional

Thomas Jefferson Judicial Usurpations in Constitutional Judicial Usurpations in Constitutional

Thomas Jefferson on Islamic Terrorism

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson on Islamic Terrorism Thomas Jefferson on Islamic Terrorism

Irving Kristol on Entitlement

Irving Kristol Irving Kristol on Entitlement Irving Kristol on Entitlement

Francis Lieber on Self-Government

Francis Lieber Francis Lieber on Self-Government Francis Lieber on Self-Government

Lincoln on Preservation

Abraham Lincoln Lincoln on Preservation Lincoln on Preservation

The Good Society

Walter Lippmann The Good Society The Good Society

History of Early Rome

Livy History of Early Rome History of Early Rome

John Locke on Legislative Power

John Locke John Locke on Legislative Power John Locke on Legislative Power

Henry Cabot Lodge on Independence

Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge on Independence Henry Cabot Lodge on Independence

James Madison on Manufactures

James Madison James Madison on Manufactures James Madison on Manufactures

James Madison on Inalienable Rights

James Madison James Madison on Inalienable Rights James Madison on Inalienable Rights

John Marshall on Legislation

John Marshall John Marshall on Legislation John Marshall on Legislation

Why Courage Matters

John McCain Why Courage Matters This is an excerpt from "Why Courage Matters" by Senator John McCain, a book published by Random House in 2004. Senator McCain served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. During the conflict he was captured and confined in a prisoner of war camp by the North Vietnamese. McCain has served in the United States Senate since 1987 and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000; then again successfully in 2008. He is a leading, modern statesman and expert in foreign policy matters.

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James Monroe on Self-Rule

James Monroe James Monroe on Self-Rule James Monroe on Self-Rule

Sandra Day O'Connor on the Majesty of Law

Sandra Day OConnor Sandra Day O'Connor on the Majesty of Law Sandra Day O'Connor on the Majesty of Law

Pericles on Defending Freedom

Pericles Pericles on Defending Freedom Pericles on Defending Freedom

Adams' Speech on U.S. Foreign Policy

John Quincy Adams Adams' Speech on U.S. Foreign Policy Adams' Speech on U.S. Foreign Policy

Rational Life in an Irrational Society

Ayn Rand Rational Life in an Irrational Society Ayn Rand on Virtue

Ronald Reagan on Taxes

Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan on Taxes Ronald Reagan on Taxes

Ronald Reagan on Trade

Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan on Trade Ronald Reagan on Trade

Fear God and Take Your Own Part

Theodore Roosevelt Fear God and Take Your Own Part Fear God and Take Your Own Part

Adam Smith on Wages

Adam Smith Adam Smith on Wages Adam Smith on Wages

Margaret Thatcher on Morals of the State

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher on Morals of the State Margaret Thatcher on Morals of the State

Democracy in America

Alexis De Tocqueville Democracy in America Democracy in America

Emmerich de Vattel on the Law of Nations

Emmerich Vattel Emmerich de Vattel on the Law of Nations Emmerich de Vattel on the Law of Nations

George Washington's Farewell Address

George Washington George Washington's Farewell Address George Washington's Farewell Address

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