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Thomas Gordon

? - 1750

About the Author

John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon were two indefatigable English journalists who defended the idea of liberty against political corruption, imperialism and militarism in the early 18th century. They were also much read in the American colonies.

In The Library:

• author: Cato’s Letters, 4 vols. in 2 (LF ed.) (1724)
• author: Cato’s Letters, vol. 1 November 5, 1720 to June 17, 1721 (LF ed.) (1724)
• author: Cato’s Letters, vol. 2 June 24, 1721 to March 3, 1722 (LF ed.) (1724)
• author: Cato’s Letters, vol. 3 March 10, 1722 to December 1, 1722 (LF ed.) (1724)
• author: Cato’s Letters, vol. 4 December 8, 1722 to December 7, 1723 (LF ed.) (1724)
• author: Cato’s Letters, or Essays on Liberty, Civil and Religious, and Other Important Subjects, 4 vols. (1724)
• author: Cato’s Letters (1737 ed.), vol. 1 (1724)
• author: Cato’s Letters (1737 ed.), vol. 2 (1724)
• author: Cato’s Letters (1737 ed.), vol. 3 (1724)
• author: Cato’s Letters (1737 ed.), vol. 4 (1724)
• author: A Discourse of Standing Armies; shewing the Folly, Uselessness, and Danger of Standing Armies in Great Britain (1722)
• author: An Essay on Government (1747)
• editor: The Works of Tacitus, 4 vols. (120 AD)
• editor: The Works of Tacitus, vol. 1 (Gordon’s Discourses, Annals (Books 1-3)) (120 AD)
• editor: The Works of Tacitus, vol. 3 (Gordon’s Discourses II, History (Books 1-2)) (120 AD)