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July 4th 2002
America's founding documents, important writings from the past, and modern assessments of the state of liberty.

 

1- Declaration of Independence
2- Articles of Confederation
3- United States Constitution
4- Federalist papers
5- Anti-federalist papers
6- The war inevitable
7- Common Sense
8- The Rights of Man
9- The papers of Thomas Jefferson
10- Brief biography: John Locke (1632-1704)
11- Democracy in America
12- Founding Fathers info
13- Is the Spirit of '76 Dead?
14- The worship of government
15- Americans celebrate Dependence Day
16- The first revolution led by small businessmen
17- July 4th
18- July Forth!

This edition of Freedom News Daily has a special, topical focus in honor of U.S. Independence Day. Included here are America's founding documents, important writings from the past, and modern assessments of the state of liberty. 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 freedom.

yours,
J.D. Tuccille

Freedom in History: A little rebellion
http://www.free-market.net/spotlight/rebellion/
Was Thomas Jefferson on target when he responded to an uprising by saying, "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing"?

1- 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://www.free-market.net/rd/374903553.html

2- Articles of Confederation
The first governing document for the newly independent United States.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/526078968.html

3- United States Constitution
The text of the current governing document of the United States of America, including all amendments.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/9014790.html

4- 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.free-market.net/rd/234866583.html

5- 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.free-market.net/rd/523598643.html

6- The war inevitable

by Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech to
the 1775 Virginia Convention. (03/23/1775)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/10282424.html

7- Common Sense

by Thomas Paine
Full text of the book that inspired the
Declaration of Independence and fueled the
American revolution. (1776)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/989194437.html

8- 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://www.free-market.net/rd/8481874.html

9- The papers of Thomas Jefferson

The collected writings of the often-libertarian
author of the Declaration of Independence.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/520708203.html

10- 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.free-market.net/rd/823862104.html

11- 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://www.free-market.net/rd/266647317.html

12- Founding Fathers info

Founding Fathers
The one-stop site for any history buff looking for
a convenient archive of historical documents, articles, essays, books and more. Also, great links, quotes and research resources.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/4425785.html

13- Is the Spirit of '76 Dead?

Rational Review
by R. Lee Wrights
"Let's face it: if you have to ask permission to do something you are not free. And yet, Americans don't seem to be particularly
bothered by having to ask for state-sanctioned permission to do every little thing." (07/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/864039006.html

14- The worship of government

Hawaii Reporter
by Rex Curry
"Does every pledge of allegiance establish a religion -- the worship of government?" (07/01/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/441348698.html

15- Americans celebrate Dependence Day

Lew Rockwell.com
by Butler Shaffer
"[A]sk yourself how -- if at all -- you intend to spend July 4th. Will it be in celebration of your independence, or submission to a condition of dependence?" (07/01/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/464080961.html

16- The first revolution led by small businessmen

Small Business Survival Committee
by Darrell McKigney
"There is no question that the free-market, consumer-oriented experience of the founding generation was a major contributing
factor in building a successful democratic government." (06/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/581911291.html

17- July 4th

Empower America
by Jack Kemp
"As we celebrate the 226th anniversary of our beloved Declaration of Independence, it is remarkable to reflect on the fact that America has survived wars hot and cold, a civil war and a second peaceful revolution to ensure
equal rights to blacks and women as well as instances of rascality in government..." (7/02/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/562791673.html

18- July Forth!

The Libertarian Enterprise
by L. Neil Smith
"I don't know whether you've noticed it or not, but everybody who was pretending to be in charge of America the day before September 11, 2001, is still pretending to be in charge. The difference is that they have more money to play with, and a hell of a lot more power over our lives." (07/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/210047303.html