Basic Documents and Writings
Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. A collection of documents, including speeches, letters, court decisions and presidential decrees, that define the American quest for democracy.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/demo.htm
Declaration of Independence
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/deceng.htm
Constitution of the United States of America
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/consteng.htm
Bill of Rights
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/billeng.htm
The Mayflower Compact - 1620
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/mayflow.htm
The First Thanksgiving Proclamation - 1676
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/thanksgi.htm
Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1733-1758
The Library of America
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/loa/loa.htm
Thomas Paine, Common Sense
The Library of America
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/loa/loa.htm
The Federalist Papers
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/fed/federa00.htm
The Monroe Doctrine
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/monrodoc.htm
Abraham Lincoln: Emancipation Proclamation
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/emanc.htm
The Truman Doctrine
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/truman.txt
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