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December 10, 2012December 10, 2012

Plato’s Apology

The Apology of Socrates is Plato’s version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully defended himself in 399 BC against the charges of “corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel” (24b). “Apology” here has its earlier meaning (now usually expressed by the word “apologia”) of speaking in defense of a cause or of one’s beliefs or actions. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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April 19, 2010May 29, 2010

U. S. Historical Documents

Articles of Confederation

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U. S. Constitution

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Declaration of Independence

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Gettysburg Address

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October 2, 2009April 27, 2011

Plato’s Republic by Plato

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Summary: The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political theory, and arguably Plato’s best known work. In it, Socrates and various other Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and whether the just man is happier than the unjust man by constructing an imaginary city ruled by philosopher-kings. The dialogue also discusses the nature of the philosopher, Plato’s Theory of Forms, the conflict between philosophy and poetry, and the immortality of the soul. (Summary from Wikipedia)

September 8, 2009December 29, 2010

Magna Carta

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Magna Carta

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July 10, 2009June 3, 2012

Winston Churchill

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Winston Churchill: Do Your Worst

Winston Churchill Biography in Sound on Old Time Radio Programs

Winston Churchill’s famous 1942 speech in the U.S., “Now we are masters of our fate”

brief clip from Winston Churchill’s 1940 speech

Winston Churchill’s speech about the Iron Curtain

Winston Churchill: We Shall Fight on the Beaches

Churchill’s speech about the German surrender:

Historic footage of VE Day in London, 8th May, 1945

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July 10, 2009May 21, 2010

The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787

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July 9, 2009April 27, 2011

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, translated by Samuel Moore

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Note: Technically this book belongs to 19th century literature, as it was published in 1848, but because of the impact it had on the 20th century we are classifying it here, as well.

Section 1: Bourgeois and Proletarians 00:39:48

Section 2: Proletarians and Communists 00:27:24

Section 3: Socialist and Communist Literature 00:29:41

July 3, 2009December 28, 2010

The Bill of Rights

United States Bill of Rights

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July 3, 2009April 20, 2010

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

The Virginia Declaration of Rights was the forerunner of the Bill of Rights. Thomas Jefferson also drew heavily on this document when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.

You can hear read more about the Virginia Declaration of Rights and listen to more audio like this one at Free Audio.

June 19, 2009June 21, 2011

Schoolhouse Rock Government and Economics

I’m Just a Bill

The Electoral College

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Walkin’ on Wall Street

June 17, 2009December 10, 2012

The City of God by Augustine

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June 8, 2009June 15, 2011

Preamble to the Constitution, Schoolhouse Rock

Preamble to the Constitution (spoken, not sung)

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June 6, 2009December 29, 2010

The Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson

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To listen to The Declaration of Independence, as read by Bill Barker, who interprets Thomas Jefferson for Colonial Williamsburg, go to Monticello Podcasts. You’ll need to page most of the way down the page, to the podcast titled Jefferson’s Words: Two Declarations.

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To see a video of the reading of the Declaration of Independence from Colonial Williamsburg, go to the Colonial Williamsburg Video page. This video is titled We Hold These Truths. You’ll need to page down to find it. This video is archived on June 29, 2009.

For more excellent audio and video podcasts from Colonial Williamsburg, go to History.org.

Page down to the April 27, 2009 podcast to hear Thomas Jefferson on religious freedom, and the April 20, 2009 podcast to hear Patrick Henry on religious freedom.

June 3, 2009June 5, 2011

Facts of Congress videos

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Three Branches

One Vote Matters

House of Representatives

The Senate

Representative Numbers

Federalism

Primary Documents

How a Bill Becomes Law

Checks and Balances

Amendments

The First Amendment

Filibusters

Key Congressional Leaders

Lobbyists

May 22, 2009May 31, 2011

Abraham Lincoln, speeches and documents

Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln

The Emancipation Proclamation downloadable e-text

Lincoln’s address at Cooper Union

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Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln

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Free Audio.org has 4 Abraham Lincoln speeches that you can stream. Click here to listen to The Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation and The Emancipation Proclamation.

Abraham Lincoln’s poem Memory

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October 9, 2008June 5, 2011

The Anti-Federalist Papers by Patrick Henry, et al.

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Total running time: 19 hours, 52 minutes

Summary: During the period of debate over the ratification of the Constitution, numerous independent local speeches and articles were published all across the country. Initially, many of the articles in opposition were written under pseudonyms, such as Brutus, Centinel, and Federal Farmer. Eventually, famous revolutionary figures such as Patrick Henry came out publicly against the Constitution. They argued that the strong national government proposed by the Federalists was a threat to the rights of individuals and that the President would become a king. They objected to the federal court system created by the proposed constitution. This produced a phenomenal body of political writing; the best and most influential of these articles and speeches were gathered by historians into a collection known as the Anti-Federalist Papers in allusion to the Federalist Papers. (Summary by Ticktockman for Librivox)

01 Centinel I 00:27:37

02 Centinel XI 00:07:30

03 Federal Farmer I 00:19:54

04 Federal Farmer II 00:11:22

05 Federal Farmer III 00:35:53

06 Federal Farmer IV 00:19:51

07 Federal Farmer V 00:16:53

08 Federal Farmer VI 00:24:46

09 Federal Farmer VII 00:19:43

10 Federal Farmer VIII00:15:58

11 Federal Farmer IX 00:22:42

12 Federal Farmer X 00:15:20

13 Federal Farmer XI 00:23:10

14 Federal Farmer XII 00:22:44

15 Federal Farmer XIII 00:21:09

16 Federal Farmer XIV 00:23:35

17 Federal Farmer XV 00:28:10

18 Federal Farmer XVI 00:25:15

19 Federal Farmer XVII 00:29:54

20 Federal Farmer XVIII 00:33:31

21 Brutus I 00:29:13

22 Brutus II 00:15:16

23 Brutus III 00:15:09

24 Brutus IV 00:18:38

25 Brutus V 00:16:30

26 Brutus VI 00:20:41

27 Brutus VII 00:14:51

28 Brutus VIII 00:09:21

29 Brutus IX 00:14:06

30 Brutus X 00:14:59

31 Brutus XII 00:17:12

32 Brutus XII 00:17:22

33 Brutus XIII 00:09:46

34 Brutus XIV 00:19:37

35 Brutus XV 00:15:52

36 Brutus XVI 00:12:39

37 John DeWitt I 00:14:09

38 John DeWitt II 00:14:11

39 John Dewitt III 00:16:35

44 Agrippa VI 00:05:58

45 Agrippa VII 00:08:46

46 Agrippa VIII 00:05:36

47 Agrippa IX 00:06:27

48 Penn Minority 01:28:56

49 Impartial Examiner I 00:28:46

50 Impartial Examiner II 00:15:33

51 Impartial Examiner III 00:25:25

52 Maryland Farmer IV 00:18:40

53 Maryland Farmer V 00:44:55

54 Patrick Henry, 5 June 1788 00:51:35

55 Patrick Henry, 7 June 1788 00:35:26

56 Patrick Henry, 9 June 1788 01:08:06

October 2, 2008June 5, 2011

The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay

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Total running time: 21 hours, 12 minutes

The Federalist Papers (correctly known as The Federalist) are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788 . A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist, was published in 1788 by J. and A. M’Lean.

The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government.The authors of the Federalist Papers wanted to both influence the vote in favor of ratification and shape future interpretations of the Constitution. According to historian Richard Morris, they are an â€œincomparable exposition of the Constitution, a classic in political science unsurpassed in both breadth and depth by the product of any later American writer.
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