Thomas Paine's Common Sense and American Crisis“THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of...
William Pitt the Elder | The Great CommonerWilliam Pitt the Elder, the namesake of Pittsburgh, was the grandson of Thomas Pitt who was also known as “Diamond” Pitt for discovering...
John Locke's Second Treatise | Civil SocietyYou are in a state of nature but people keep killing your friends and family, stealing your freedoms, and stealing your property. They...