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Liberty Matters: A Forum for the Discussion of Ideas About Liberty The Constitutional Convention and the Peculiar Institution (July 2022)

It is easy to envision the Constitution as a document that has been so hallowed by history and by the passage of time that it can barely be discussed. It simply exists, and always has. But in recent years, the academic debates of legal scholars and historians have made their way into public discourse and brought the Constitution along with them. As a result, the Constitution may be more activel...

Explore the OLL Collection: Quotations About Liberty and Power J.S. Mill in <em>The Subjection of Women</em> argued that every form of oppression seems perfectly natural to those who live under it (1869)

In The Subjection of Women (1869) John Stuart Mill argues that every form of oppression seems perfectly natural to those who live under it, whether it be slavery in the southern states of America or the lack of property and civic rights for women in 19th century Britain:

Explore the OLL Collection: Images of Liberty and Power Adam Smith and J.B. Say on the Division of Labour

Related Links: Collections: The Scotttish Enlightenment Collections: The French Enlightenment Collections: Economics The Division of Labour: Adam Smith and the Pin-Maker; J.B. Say and the Playing Card Manufacturer One of the most famous stories in economics is Adam Smith's story of the pin-maker. It has been repeated endlessly by other economists as it encapsulates qui...