5.1 Mudsill America part 1
James Henry Hammond Ancient Athens produced philosophies and plays on morality that continue to shape our values and laws. Athens flourished on the labor of its slave population (15-40% varying over time). With the...
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4.7 America Was Founded On Two Rivers part 7
The Bill of Rights submitted to the states for ratification had twelve amendments. The amendment preventing any increase in compensation from taking effect until after the next House election was rejected. It became the...
4.6 America Was Founded On Two Rivers part 6
Virginia was a Southern, slave holding state with a continental style government: semi monarch and aristocrats. It seems inconsistent that it would refuse to ratify the Constitution without an accompanying bill of rights. its...
4.5 America Was Founded On Two Rivers part 5
Conservatives’ heroic Founders myth makes it difficult to understand what they deliberately created. The myth of men of extraordinary ability struggling to advance individual liberty frees the public to praise their good intent despite...
