The 95 Theses
As written by Martin Luther and nailed to the church door in Wittenberg on October 31st, 1517.
Historic Papers and Writings
Olive Branch Petition
The Continental Congress approved this "Olive Branch" petition to the King on July 5, 1775.
Journals of the Continental Congress – Articles of War, June 30, 1775
The consideration of the articles of war being resumed, Congress agreed to the same
Abraham Lincoln Address to 1858 Illinois State Republican Convention
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
An Open Letter to Lord North
Printed in The Public Advertiser, April 15, 1774. For the Public Advertiser. To Lord North. Smyrna Coffee-House, April 5. [1774] My Lord, All your small Politicians, who are very numerous in the English Nation, from the patriotic Barber to the patriotic Peer, when big with their Schemes for the Good of poor Old England, imagine they have a Right to […]
Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Second Virginia Convention
There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Articles of Impeachment against Richard M. Nixon
The Articles of Impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of all of the people of the United States of America, against Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States of America.
Modern Customs and Ancient Laws of Russia by Maxime Kovalevsky 1891
Lecture I The Matrimonial Customs and Usages of the Russian People, and the Light They Throw on the Evolution of Marriage The wide historical studies pursued by members of the University of Oxford necessarily include the study of the Slavonic race. The part which this race is beginning to play in the economic and social […]
Silence Dogood #14
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] October 8, 1722 Earum causarum quantum quaeque valeat, videamus. Cicero. To the Author of the New-England Courant. [No. XIV. Sir, […]
Silence Dogood #13
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] September 24, 1722 To the Author of the New-England Courant. [No. XIII. Sir, In Persons of a contemplative Disposition, the […]
Silence Dogood #12
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] September 10, 1722 Quod est in cordi sobrii, est in ore ebrii. To the Author of the New-England Courant. [No. […]
Silence Dogood #11
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] August 20, 1722 Neque licitum interea est meam amicam visere. To the Author of the New-England Courant. [No. XI. Sir, […]
Silence Dogood #10
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] August 13, 1722 Corruptio optimi est pessima. To the Author of the New-England Courant. Sir, It has been for some […]
Silence Dogood #9
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] July 23, 1722 Corruptio optimi est pessima. To the Author of the New-England Courant. Sir, It has been for some […]
Silence Dogood #8
Do you know who Silence Dogood was?
Silence Dogood #7
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] June 25, 1722 Give me the Muse, whose generous Force, Impatient of the Reins, Pursues an unattempted Course, Breaks […]
Silence Dogood #6
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] June 11, 1722 Quem Dies videt veniens Superbum, Hunc Dies vidit fugiens jacentem. Seneca. To the Author of the New-England Courant. […]
Silence Dogood #5
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] May 28, 1722 Mulier Mulieri magis congruet. Ter. To the Author of the New-England Courant. [No. V Sir, I shall […]
Silence Dogood #4
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] May 14, 1722 An sum etiam nunc vel Graecè loqui vel Latinè docendus? Cicero. To the Author of the New-England Courant. […]
Silence Dogood #3
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] April 30, 1722 To the Author of the New-England Courant. [No. 3 Sir, It is undoubtedly the Duty of all […]
Silence Dogood #2
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] April 16, 1722 To the Author of the New-England Courant. [No. 2 Sir, Histories of Lives are seldom entertaining, unless […]
Silence Dogood #1
[NOTE – The Silence Dogood letters were penned by 16 year old Benjamin Franklin who at the time worked as a typesetter and sold newspapers for The New England Courant, a newly established newspaper in Boston.] April 2, 1722 To the Author of the New-England Courant. Sir, It may not be improper in the first place […]
The Federalist Papers – No. 85
Concluding Remarks From McLEAN’S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: ACCORDING to the formal division of the subject of these papers, announced in my first number, there would appear still to remain for discussion two points: “the analogy of the proposed government to your own State constitution,” […]
The Federalist Papers – No. 84
Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered From McLEAN’S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: IN THE course of the foregoing review of the Constitution, I have taken notice of, and endeavored to answer most of the objections which have appeared against it. […]
The Federalist Papers – No. 83
The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury From McLEAN’S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE objection to the plan of the convention, which has met with most success in this State, and perhaps in several of the other States, is THAT RELATIVE TO THE […]
The Federalist Papers – No. 82
The Judiciary Continued From McLEAN’S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE erection of a new government, whatever care or wisdom may distinguish the work, cannot fail to originate questions of intricacy and nicety; and these may, in a particular manner, be expected to flow from the […]
The Federalist Papers – No. 81
The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of the Judicial Authority From McLEAN’S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: LET US now return to the partition of the judiciary authority between different courts, and their relations to each other, “The judicial power of the United States is” (by […]
The Federalist Papers – No. 80
The Powers of the Judiciary From McLEAN’S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: To JUDGE with accuracy of the proper extent of the federal judicature, it will be necessary to consider, in the first place, what are its proper objects. It seems scarcely to admit of controversy, […]
The Federalist Papers – No. 79
The Judiciary Department Continued From McLEAN’S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: NEXT to permanency in office, nothing can contribute more to the independence of the judges than a fixed provision for their support. The remark made in relation to the President is equally applicable here. In […]
The Federalist Papers – No. 78
The Judiciary Department From McLEAN’S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: WE PROCEED now to an examination of the judiciary department of the proposed government. In unfolding the defects of the existing Confederation, the utility and necessity of a federal judicature have been clearly pointed out. It […]
