Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
No change in size ,  20:27, August 11, 2007
m
the ideology, not the party
Line 1: Line 1: −
The '''Cato Letters''' were a collection of essays written by two 18th century [[English]]men, [[John Trenchard]] and [[Tomas Gordon]]. The essays condemned government tyranny and called for the advancement of civil liberty's with lower government intervention. Trenchar and Gordon's writings reflect many of the views held by todays [[Libertarian]]s.
+
The '''Cato Letters''' were a collection of essays written by two 18th century [[English]]men, [[John Trenchard]] and [[Tomas Gordon]]. The essays condemned government tyranny and called for the advancement of civil liberty's with lower government intervention. Trenchar and Gordon's writings reflect many of the views held by todays [[libertarian]]s.
    
To conceal their identities the authors used the [[Roman]] statesman, [[Cato the Younger]], as an alias<ref>http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595</ref>. All 144 essays were published between 1720-1723; and in 1775, a two-volume modernized sixth edition of the ''Cato's Letters'' was printed in [[London]]. Many historians see these letters as the foundation of the philosophical foundation of the [[American Revolution]].  
 
To conceal their identities the authors used the [[Roman]] statesman, [[Cato the Younger]], as an alias<ref>http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595</ref>. All 144 essays were published between 1720-1723; and in 1775, a two-volume modernized sixth edition of the ''Cato's Letters'' was printed in [[London]]. Many historians see these letters as the foundation of the philosophical foundation of the [[American Revolution]].  
1,523

edits

Navigation menu