Virginia Institute for American History
Sunday, June 16, 2019

Civil and Religious Liberty

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“In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights.”  – James Madison (Federalist No. 51, 178...
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The Preamble to the Constitution

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"...the Constitution is the guide, that I will never abandon."  --George Washington to The Boston Selectmen, July 28, 1795 ...
Saturday, April 13, 2019

Favorite Quotes from Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson, born April 13, 1743, at Shadwell, Virginia, author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Re...
Monday, March 18, 2019

Favorite Quotes from James Madison

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James Madison, Jr. was born on March 16, 1751 and died June 28, 1836. He was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, philosopher, and F...
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Knowledge will forever govern Ignorance

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“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowl...
Saturday, February 9, 2019

Slave-turned-Poet, Phillis Wheatley

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On Virtue  By: Phillis Wheatley  O' Thou bright jewel in my aim I strive  To comprehend thee. Thine own words declare  Wisd...
Sunday, February 3, 2019

The Iron Glove of Tyranny

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        The primary justification for the American Revolution was that it was a rebellion against tyranny.  The American colonists b...
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