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More Than a Plea for a Declaration of Rights

More Than a Plea for a Declaration of Rights

More Than a Plea for a Declaration of Rights

John R. Vile / John RVile

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The Lawbook Exchange
Año de edición:
2019
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Historia de América
ISBN:
9781616196318

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George Mason [1725-1792] is remembered as the father of the Bill of Rights and for his unwillingness to sign the U.S. Constitution. John R. Vile examines Mason’s political philosophy and writings that have influenced American political thought. Chief of these is the Virginia Declaration of Rights which served as a basis for the United States Bill of Rights. xxi, 271 pp.

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