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Constitutional Law

Jul. 25, 2000

Different Visions of Liberty

By John C. Eastman. For members of the founding generation, liberty was not the same thing as licentiousness.

        By John C. Eastman
        
        This past July 4th, the 224th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, I had the happy occasion to observe from the western shore of Lake Champlain in upstate New York one of our country's great traditions - the small-town Fourth of July parade. Actually, the parade I observed with my wi...

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