Virginia Institute for American History
Saturday, March 22, 2014

Edmund Burke: Speech on Conciliation with America

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Edmund Burke (1729-1797), was an Irish statesman, author, and political philosopher. After moving to England he serve...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Favorite Quotes from James Madison

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James Madison, Jr. (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, political theorist, the fourth President of the United Stat...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Frederick Douglass on the Constitution and Slavery

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By Tony Williams  In 1860, ex-slave and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, delivered a powerful speech “The Constitution: Is It Pro-Slaver...
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Sunday, March 9, 2014

Daniel Webster’s “Liberty & Union” Speech

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was a leading American  senator  from Massachusetts during t...
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Friday, February 28, 2014

John & Abigail Adams' Peacefield

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Two hundred and forty years ago, on February 28, 1774, John Adams purchased his father’s homestead near Brainte...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

Remembering George Washington as Father of our Nation

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By: J. David Gowdy Americans remembered and honored Washington on his Birthday long before Congress declared it a federal holiday. [1...
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Thursday, February 20, 2014

George Washington: The Indispensable President

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By Stephen F. Knott   With all due respect to Tom Brokaw and our World War II veterans, the founding generation was the greatest Amer...
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