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1215
Magna Carta
“No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.” -
1517
95 Theses
Martin Luther calls out those in the religious hierarchy who sell salvation for dollars -
Peace of Westphalia
“Some scholars credit the treaties with providing foundation of modern state system and articulating the concept of territorial sovereignty” -
On Education (Emile)
“seeks to describe a system of education that would enable the natural man… to survive corrupt society” -
Committees of Correspondence
“Prepare a statement of the rights of the colonists, and of this province in particular, as men, as Christians, and as subjects; Prepare a declaration of the infringement of those rights; and Prepare a letter to be sent to all the towns of this province and to the world, giving the sense of this town.”
- from the first Committee formed in Boston -
The Wealth of Nations
Seminal book which lays out principles of free market capitalism -
Federalist Papers
85 articles and essays written by Hamilton, Madison and John Jay supporting ratification of the US Constitution -
Democracy in America
“Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the previous several hundred years.” -
Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
Written using the framework/style of Declaration of Independence, calling for equality of women -
The Communist Manifesto
"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles" -
Gettysburg Address
One of Lincoln's most famous speeches, expressing once again the principles laid out by our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence -
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
Keynes poses the role of the government within a capitalist society -
I Have a Dream
Dr King reminds us what had been proclaimed 100 years before and calls for an end to racism