Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights keeps the citizen in view. It names the liberties a free people expects to hold even when power would prefer more room to move.
Key Pages
Begin with the pages that give the subject its clearest form and strongest substance.
Individual Liberty
Individual liberty places the citizen in view as a person with rights, conscience, and room to act rather than as a subject whose life is fully managed by the state.
CitizenshipCivic Responsibility
Civic responsibility is the habit of carrying freedom seriously: serving the common good, respecting institutions, and acting as though self-government depends on persona…
Earlier PromiseDeclaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence announced separation from Great Britain and stated the political principles that still shape American arguments about equality, rights, co…
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