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Thomas Jefferson, 1823

August Glen-James

Dec 30, 2022

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A Bribe offered to the South: Thoughts by Edward Alfred Pollard, 1865

We cannot anticipate what bribes may be offered the South to confederate again with the North. But one has been already suggested in the North: it is, to find an atrocious compensation for the war in a combined crusade against foreign nations.

Jan 31, 2026 3 min read

On the Dissolution of Government: Thoughts by John Locke, Two Treatises on Government

This is in effect no more than to bid them first be Slaves, and then to take care of their Liberty; and when their Chains are on, tell them, they may act like Freemen.

Jan 29, 2026 2 min read

"When a King Ceases to be King." John Locke analyzing William Barclay.

What then, Can there no Case happen wherein the People may of right, and by their own Authority help themselves, take Arms, and set upon their King, imperiously domineering over them?

Jan 27, 2026 3 min read

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