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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|civil liberties]] and [[unalienable rights]] with [[limited government|lower government intervention]]. Trenchar and Gordon's writings presented the core ideas of [[republicanism]] that were adopted by the [[American Patriots|Patriots]] in the [[American Revolution]] and form core [[American values|American political values]].  

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|civil liberties]] and [[unalienable rights]] with [[limited government|lower government intervention]]. Trenchar and Gordon's writings presented the core ideas of [[republicanism]] that were adopted by the [[American Patriots|Patriots]] in the [[American Revolution]] and form core [[American values|American political values]].  

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]].  

A public [[libertarian]] policy research organization founded in 1975, the [[CATO Institute]], was named after the letters<ref>http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595</ref>. The Cato Institute wrote,  

A public [[libertarian]] policy research organization founded in 1975, the [[CATO Institute]], was named after the letters.<ref>http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595</ref> The Cato Institute wrote,  

{{Cquote|"The [[Cato Institute]] owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th century [[Great Britain]] that presented a vision of a society free from the [[tyranny]] of [[Police state|excessive government power]]. Those same ideals inspired the architects of the American Revolution and continue to inspire the work of the Cato Institute today."<ref>http://www.cato.org/about/reports/annual_report_2005.pdf</ref>}}  

{{Cquote|"The [[Cato Institute]] owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th century [[Great Britain]] that presented a vision of a society free from the [[tyranny]] of [[Police state|excessive government power]]. Those same ideals inspired the architects of the American Revolution and continue to inspire the work of the Cato Institute today."<ref>http://www.cato.org/about/reports/annual_report_2005.pdf</ref>}}  

== See Also ==

== See also ==

* [[Cato Institute]]

* [[Cato Institute]]