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Libertystory.net |
Ideas,
people and events |
"Where
liberty dwells, |
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| Ratification
of the U.S. Bill of Rights. James Madison, who had opposed it, led the fight to adopt what became some of the most important restrictions on government power. |
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| When
the right of trial by jury was secured.
William Penn defended the right of free speech and ended up setting another vital precedent for liberty. |
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| The
emergence of a great eyewitness against American slavery. How Frederick Douglass educated himself, escaped and inspired others. |
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| How
a single negotiation saved 70,000 people from the Nazis.
The incredibly courageous Swede Raoul Wallenberg and his miracle in Budapest |
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Launching
the struggle
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A breakthrough strategy for promoting liberty and prosperity |
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