Virginia Institute for American History
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Religious Liberty and the Founding Workshop

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James Madison stated in Federalist No. 51 that “In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton & the Constitution

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George Washington and Alexander Hamilton were instrumental figures in the making and ratification of the Constitution.  However, they pl...
Sunday, September 4, 2016

Benjamin Franklin's Speech For Adoption Of The Constitution of the United States of America

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DOC'r FRANKLIN rose with a speech in his hand, which he had reduced to writing for his own conveniency, and which Mr. Wilson read in ...
Sunday, August 28, 2016

Benjamin Franklin: The Sage of Philadelphia

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"…His origins were humble but respectable, the 15th child of a Boston tallow-chandler. He loved to read from an...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

The Statesmanship of George Washington

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The Merriam Webster dictionary defines a “statesman” as one who is versed in the principles or art of government; and a wise, skill...
Sunday, July 24, 2016

"The Moral Challenges for the 21st Century" by Lady Margaret Thatcher

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Lady Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) “was the first woman to become prime minister of Britain and the first to lead a major Western power i...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

General Washington's Farewell Address to Congress (1783)

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"General Washington was nearly fifty-two when he decided to retire from military life and return to his Mount Vernon plantation.  He...
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