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Foundations of Liberty

3h 50m
Duration

On the progression from Magna Carta to the Farewell Address of George Washington.

The twelve documents traced here span almost six centuries and three nations, but they tell a single story. It is the story of how a people came to govern themselves — and, just as importantly, how the people who governed them came to be governed by something beyond their own will.

  1. Introduction13:50
  2. 1215, 1297 - Magna Carta24:12
  3. 1620 - Mayflower Compact (Pilgrim Settlers)3:07
  4. 1628 - Petition of Right (English Parliament)10:07
  5. 1679 - Habeas Corpus Act (English Parliament)25:48
  6. 1689 - English Bill of Rights (English Parliament)21:42
  7. 1776 - Virginia Declaration of Rights (George Mason)6:19
  8. 1776 - Declaration of Independence (Thomas Jefferson & US Continental Congress)11:00
  9. 1781 - Articles of Confederation (US Continental Congress)23:33
  10. 1787 - United States Constitution (US Constitutional Convention)34:25
  11. 1789 - Declaration of the Rights of Men (French National Assembly)6:36
  12. 1791 - Bill of Rights (James Madison & 1st Congress)4:48
  13. 1796 - George Washington's Farewell Address44:15
  14. Paideia Closing0:35

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