IP: Happy Anniversary-of-American-Independence Day!

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>


[On holidays I try to send out something a bit different, and I've
found that free-market.net's newsletter (which generally includes
news, but runs a special edition on holidays) is a good choice.
Happy independence day! --Declan]


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 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


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 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"?
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1- Declaration of Independence
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   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
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   The first governing document for the newly independent
   United States.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/526078968.html


3- United States Constitution
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   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
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   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
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   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
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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
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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
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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
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   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)
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   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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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




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