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Comprehensive online library of major works, essays, letters, speeches, quotes from America’s Founding Fathers; also key documents; and histories contemporary to the Founding Era, along with works, speeches, etc., from thinkers and statesmen who influenced the Founders or were influenced by them.

Mode of Passing Laws; President’s Negative

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 3, Chapter 13,  MODE OF PASSING LAWS; PRESIDENT'S NEGATIVE § 870....

Privileges and Powers of Both Houses of Congress – Justice Joseph Story

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 3, Chapter 12,  PRIVILEGES AND POWERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF...

A Note On Books, by Henry Hazlit

Collection 5: Economic Classics
BY HENRY HAZLIT Economics In One Lesson, Part Three, Chapter 25: A Note On Books Those who desire to read further in economics should turn next...

The Lesson Restated – Henry Hazlit

Collection 5: Economic Classics
BY HENRY HAZLIT Economics In One Lesson, Part Three, Chapter 24: The Lesson Restated Economics, as we have now seen again and again, is a science...

Elections and Meetings of Congress, by Justice Joseph Story

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 3, Chapter 11,  ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS OF CONGRESS § 812. THE...

The Senate, by Joseph Story

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 3, Chapter 10,  THE SENATE § 688. The third section of...

House of Representatives – by Joseph Story

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 3, Chapter 9, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES § 570. THE second section...

The Legislature – by Joseph Story

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 3, Chapter 8,  THE LEGISLATURE § 544. THE first article...

Distribution of Powers – by Justice Joseph Story

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 3, Chapter 7,  DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS § 517. IN surveying the...

John Locke: Of Political Power

Second Treatise of Government by John Locke
FOUNDERS CORNER LIBRARY: MAJOR WORKS Second Treatise of Government, by John Locke (1690) Chapter 1: Of Political Power 1. It having been shown in the foregoing...

The Preamble

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 3, Chapter 6, THE PREAMBLE § 457. Having disposed of these...

Rules of Interpretation

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 3, Chapter 5,  RULES OF INTERPRETATION § 397. IN our future commentaries...

Who is Final Judge or Interpreter in Constitutional Controversies? – by Joseph Story

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 3, Chapter 4,  WHO IS FINAL JUDGE OR INTERPRETER IN CONSTITUTIONAL...

Nature of the Constitution: Whether a Compact – Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 3, Chapter 3, NATURE OF THE CONSTITUTION - WHETHER A...

Objections to the Constitution – Justice Joseph Story’s Commentaries

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 3, Chapter 2, OBJECTIONS TO THE CONSTITUTION § 281. LET it...

Novanglus Essay No. 2 – John Adams

Novanglus Essays by John Adams
Adams will pursue all the dark intrigues and wicked machinations and show the rise and progress of British schemes for enslaving this country.

Origin and Adoption of the Constitution – Justice Joseph Story

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 3, Chapter 1,  ORIGIN & ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION § 272. IN...

Decline and Fall of the Confederation – Justice Joseph Story

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 2, Chapter 4,  DECLINE AND FALL OF THE CONFEDERATION § 243. Any...

Analysis of the Articles of Confederation – by Justice Joseph Story

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 2, Chapter 3,  ANALYSIS OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION § 229. IN...

Origin of the Confederation

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 2, Chapter 2, ORIGIN OF THE CONFEDERATION § 218. THE union, thus...

History of the Revolution – Justice Joseph Story

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Book 2, Chapter 1,  HISTORY OF THE REVOLUTION § 198. WE have now...

Give me back that Old Time Schooling!

Liberty Letters with Steve Farrell
BY STEVE FARRELL Liberty Letters: Bates, Blackstone, Locke For generations, in the singing of “America, the Beautiful,” (1) Americans encouraged each other to exercise freedom responsibly,...

General Review of the Colonies (Cont.) – Joseph Story’s Commentaries, Ch. 17

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 1, Chapter 17, GENERAL REVIEW OF THE COLONIES (CONT.) § 159. IN...

What Form of Government Do We Have Anyway?

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JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. I remember some years ago when a certain group of political activists used to go around promoting the idea that "America is...

Joseph Story on “Complete Decentralization”

Liberty Letters with Steve Farrell
LIBERTY LETTERS WITH STEVE FARRELL In Justice Joseph Story's classic 1883 work, "Commentaries on the U.S. Constitution", he writes of the concept we now refer...

General Review of the Colonies: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch....

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 1, Chapter 16,  GENERAL REVIEW OF THE COLONIES § 146. We have now...

Georgia: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch. 15

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Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 1, Chapter 15,  GEORGIA § 143. In the same year, in which Carolina...

North and South Carolina: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch. 14

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Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 1, Chapter 14,  NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA § 128. WE next come to...

Delaware: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch. 13

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Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 1, Chapter 13,  DELAWARE § 126. AFTER Penn had become proprietary of Pennsylvania,...

Pennsylvania: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch. 12

American Minute
Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 1, Chapter 12,  PENNSYLVANIA § 121. PENNSYLVANIA was originally settled by different...
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