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Wood reminded us why America is special, different
The late historian of America's revolutionary era documented the founders' commitment to liberty, equality, and constitutionalism.
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Remembering Gordon Wood, 1933-2026
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and American historian Gordon Wood (1933-2026) delivered a 2007 speech for the John Locke Foundation on key lessons from the American Revolution.
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Federalist No. 13: Advantage of Union in respect to economy in government
Nothing can be more evident than that the thirteen States will be able to support a national government better than one half, or one third, or any number less than the whole.
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Federalist No. 12: Utility of the union in respect to revenue
A nation cannot long exist without revenues. Destitute of this essential support, it must resign its independence, and sink into the degraded condition of a province.
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Federalist No. 11: Utility of Union in Respect to Commercial Relations, Navy
Under a vigorous national government, the natural strength and resources of the country, directed to a common interest, would baffle all the combinations of European jealousy to restrain our growth.
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Federalist No. 7: Concerning dangers from dissensions between the states
What inducements could the States have, if disunited, to make war upon each other? [P]recisely the same inducements which have, at different times, deluged in blood all the nations in the world.
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Federalist No. 6: Concerning dangers from dissensions between the states
There have been, if I may so express it, almost as many popular as royal wars.
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Federalist No. 1: General introduction
After an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.
