We The People, by James F. Gauss

We the People: Laying the Foundation, compiled and edited by James F. Gauss, Ph. D. American freedom is founded on thin parchment - documents written long ago, sometimes in archaic English, that bind our people and our government. Beginning with the Ten Commandments and the Magna Carta, flowing through John Locke's Second Treatise on Government and culminating in Patrick Henry's stirring speech and stopping just short of the Declaration of Independence, this volume binds together all the great documents that undergird our constitutional freedom. Reading these documents, it is striking to find out how important was the influence of God in granting us our rights and responsibilities. Dr. Gauss introduces each document with an essay that explains its context and significance. This is a book that should be on a shelf in every library and required reading for every young person of college age.