Liberty and rights
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Thomas Hobbes LeviathanLeviathanThomas Hobbes · 1651On 9 listsThe Great BooksDiscourse on the Origin of InequalityJean-Jacques RousseauDiscourse on the Origin of InequalityJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1755On 9 lists
Herodotus The HistoriesThe HistoriesHerodotus · c. 430 BCEOn 8 lists
Adam Smith The Wealth of NationsThe Wealth of NationsAdam Smith · 1776On 8 listsThe Great BooksDemocracy in AmericaAlexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville Democracy in AmericaDemocracy in AmericaAlexis de Tocqueville · 1835-1840On 8 lists
Second Treatise of GovernmentJohn Locke · 1689On 7 listsThe Great BooksThe Constitution of the United StatesAnonymousThe Constitution of the United StatesAnonymous · 1787On 7 lists
The Communist ManifestoKarl Marx · 1848On 7 lists
CritoPlato · c. 395 BCEOn 6 listsThe Great BooksPoliticsAristotlePoliticsAristotle · c. 335 BCEOn 6 lists
The TempestWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1611On 6 listsThe Great BooksThe Social ContractJean-Jacques RousseauThe Social ContractJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 6 listsThe Great BooksThe Declaration of IndependenceThomas JeffersonThe Declaration of IndependenceThomas Jefferson · 1776On 6 listsThe Great BooksAnnalsTacitusTacitus AnnalsAnnalsTacitus · c. 115-120On 5 listsThe Great BooksDiscourses on the First Ten Books of LivyNiccolò MachiavelliNiccolò Machiavelli Discourses on the First Ten Books of LivyDiscourses on the First Ten Books of LivyNiccolò Machiavelli · c. 1513On 5 lists
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay The Federalist PapersThe Federalist PapersAlexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay · 1787-1788On 5 listsThe Great BooksOn LibertyJohn Stuart MillOn LibertyJohn Stuart Mill · 1859On 5 listsThe Great BooksOn the Freedom of a ChristianMartin LutherOn the Freedom of a ChristianMartin Luther · 1520On 4 lists
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain · 1884-1885On 4 listsThe Great BooksThe Souls of Black FolkW. E. B. Du BoisThe Souls of Black FolkW. E. B. Du Bois · 1903On 4 lists
Simone de Beauvoir The Second SexThe Second SexSimone de Beauvoir · 1949On 4 lists
ExodusThe Bible · c. 7th c. BCEOn 3 lists
Livy History of RomeHistory of RomeLivy · 20 BCEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksConcerning Governmental AuthorityMartin LutherConcerning Governmental AuthorityMartin Luther · 1523On 3 lists
AreopagiticaJohn Milton · 1644On 3 listsThe Great BooksLectures on the Philosophy of HistoryG. W. F. HegelG. W. F. Hegel Lectures on the Philosophy of HistoryLectures on the Philosophy of HistoryG. W. F. Hegel · 1822On 3 listsThe Great BooksA Doll's HouseHenrik IbsenA Doll's HouseHenrik Ibsen · 1879On 3 listsThe Great BooksPrometheus BoundAeschylusPrometheus BoundAeschylus · c. 430 BCEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksGargantua and PantagruelFrançois RabelaisFrançois Rabelais Gargantua and PantagruelGargantua and PantagruelFrançois Rabelais · 1532-1564On 2 listsThe Great BooksA Letter Concerning TolerationJohn LockeA Letter Concerning TolerationJohn Locke · 1689On 2 listsThe Great BooksLetters on the EnglishVoltaireLetters on the EnglishVoltaire · 1733On 2 lists
Montesquieu The Spirit of the LawsThe Spirit of the LawsMontesquieu · 1748On 2 listsThe Great BooksArticles of ConfederationContinental CongressArticles of ConfederationContinental Congress · 1777On 2 listsThe Great BooksDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)French National AssemblyDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)French National Assembly · 1789On 2 lists
Reflections on the Revolution in FranceEdmund Burke · 1790On 2 listsThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary Wollstonecraft · 1792On 2 lists
G. W. F. Hegel Philosophy of RightPhilosophy of RightG. W. F. Hegel · 1821On 2 listsThe Great BooksNarrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassFrederick DouglassNarrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass · 1845On 2 listsThe Great BooksSelected SpeechesFrederick DouglassFrederick Douglass Selected SpeechesSelected SpeechesFrederick Douglass · 1841-1894On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Lincoln-Douglas DebatesAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln The Lincoln-Douglas DebatesThe Lincoln-Douglas DebatesAbraham Lincoln · 1858On 2 lists
The Gettysburg AddressAbraham Lincoln · 1863On 2 listsThe Great BooksA Room of One's OwnVirginia WoolfA Room of One's OwnVirginia Woolf · 1929On 2 lists
Letter to the GalatiansThe Bible · c. 48-55 CEOn 1 listThe Great BooksGermanyTacitusGermanyTacitus · 98On 1 listThe Great BooksThree TreatisesMartin LutherThree TreatisesMartin Luther · 1520On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Twelve Articles of the Swabian PeasantsSwabian PeasantsThe Twelve Articles of the Swabian PeasantsSwabian Peasants · 1525On 1 list
On the American IndiansFrancisco de Vitoria · 1539On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Mayflower CompactAnonymousThe Mayflower CompactAnonymous · 1620On 1 listThe Great BooksTheologico-Political TreatiseBaruch SpinozaTheologico-Political TreatiseBaruch Spinoza · 1670On 1 listThe Great BooksPersian LettersMontesquieuPersian LettersMontesquieu · 1721On 1 listThe Great BooksPhilosophical DictionaryVoltaireVoltaire Philosophical DictionaryPhilosophical DictionaryVoltaire · 1764On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn WoolmanThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn Woolman · 1774On 1 listThe Great BooksPoems and SongsRobert BurnsRobert Burns Poems and SongsPoems and SongsRobert Burns · 1786-1796On 1 listThe Great BooksEgmontJohann Wolfgang von GoetheEgmontJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1788On 1 listThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary Wollstonecraft · 1790On 1 listThe Great BooksDeclaration of the Rights of WomanOlympe de GougesDeclaration of the Rights of WomanOlympe de Gouges · 1791On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Debate between Sieyès and PaineEmmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Thomas PaineThe Debate between Sieyès and PaineEmmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Thomas Paine · 1791On 1 listThe Great BooksPolitical WritingsNicolas de CondorcetPolitical WritingsNicolas de Condorcet · 1786-1794On 1 listThe Great BooksLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich SchillerLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich Schiller · 1795On 1 listThe Great BooksWashington's Farewell AddressGeorge WashingtonWashington's Farewell AddressGeorge Washington · 1796On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel KantThe Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel Kant · 1797On 1 listThe Great BooksHaitian Constitution of 1801Toussaint LouvertureHaitian Constitution of 1801Toussaint Louverture · 1801On 1 listThe Great BooksSupreme Court OpinionsUnited States Supreme CourtSupreme Court OpinionsUnited States Supreme Court · 1803-1857On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Haitian Declaration of IndependenceJean-Jacques DessalinesThe Haitian Declaration of IndependenceJean-Jacques Dessalines · 1804On 1 listThe Great BooksWilliam TellFriedrich SchillerWilliam TellFriedrich Schiller · 1804On 1 listThe Great BooksThe 1805 Constitution of HaitiJean-Jacques DessalinesThe 1805 Constitution of HaitiJean-Jacques Dessalines · 1805On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Prisoner of ChillonLord ByronThe Prisoner of ChillonLord Byron · 1816On 1 list
Lord Byron Don JuanDon JuanLord Byron · 1819-1824On 1 listThe Great BooksRomantic Poetry ReaderVarious authorsRomantic Poetry ReaderVarious authors · c. 1789-1832On 1 listThe Great BooksAppeal to the Colored Citizens of the WorldDavid WalkerAppeal to the Colored Citizens of the WorldDavid Walker · 1829On 1 listThe Great BooksByron and GoetheGiuseppe MazziniByron and GoetheGiuseppe Mazzini · 1839On 1 listThe Great BooksEssay on AlgeriaAlexis de TocquevilleEssay on AlgeriaAlexis de Tocqueville · 1841On 1 list
Civil DisobedienceHenry David Thoreau · 1849On 1 listThe Great BooksAin't I a Woman?Sojourner TruthAin't I a Woman?Sojourner Truth · 1851On 1 listThe Great BooksWhat to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?Frederick DouglassWhat to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?Frederick Douglass · 1852On 1 listThe Great BooksAddress to the Legislature of New YorkElizabeth Cady StantonAddress to the Legislature of New YorkElizabeth Cady Stanton · 1854On 1 listWaldenHenry David Thoreau · 1854On 1 listThe Great BooksLeaves of GrassWalt WhitmanWalt Whitman Leaves of GrassLeaves of GrassWalt Whitman · 1855On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Old Regime and the RevolutionAlexis de TocquevilleThe Old Regime and the RevolutionAlexis de Tocqueville · 1856On 1 list
Charles Dickens Little DorritLittle DorritCharles Dickens · 1855-1857On 1 listThe Great BooksSelected SpeechesAbraham LincolnSelected SpeechesAbraham Lincoln · 1838-1865On 1 listThe Great BooksConsiderations on Representative GovernmentJohn Stuart MillConsiderations on Representative GovernmentJohn Stuart Mill · 1861On 1 listThe Great BooksIncidents in the Life of a Slave GirlHarriet JacobsIncidents in the Life of a Slave GirlHarriet Jacobs · 1861On 1 listThe Great BooksWalkingHenry David ThoreauWalkingHenry David Thoreau · 1851On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Subjection of WomenJohn Stuart MillThe Subjection of WomenJohn Stuart Mill · 1869On 1 listThe Great BooksAutobiographyJohn Stuart MillAutobiographyJohn Stuart Mill · 1873On 1 listThe Great BooksRerum NovarumPope Leo XIIIRerum NovarumPope Leo XIII · 1891On 1 listThe Great BooksSelected SpeechesBooker T. WashingtonSelected SpeechesBooker T. Washington · 1884-1915On 1 listThe Great BooksHind Swaraj, or Indian Home RuleMohandas K. GandhiHind Swaraj, or Indian Home RuleMohandas K. Gandhi · 1909On 1 listThe Great BooksDemocracy and EducationJohn DeweyJohn Dewey Democracy and EducationDemocracy and EducationJohn Dewey · 1916On 1 list
Annihilation of CasteB. R. Ambedkar · 1936On 1 listThe Great BooksTrue HumanismJacques MaritainTrue HumanismJacques Maritain · 1936On 1 listThe Great BooksExperience and EducationJohn DeweyExperience and EducationJohn Dewey · 1938On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rights of Man and Natural LawJacques MaritainThe Rights of Man and Natural LawJacques Maritain · 1942On 1 listThe Great BooksAnimal FarmGeorge OrwellAnimal FarmGeorge Orwell · 1945On 1 list
Hannah Arendt The Origins of TotalitarianismThe Origins of TotalitarianismHannah Arendt · 1951On 1 listThe Great BooksA Raisin in the SunLorraine HansberryA Raisin in the SunLorraine Hansberry · 1959On 1 list
The Wretched of the EarthFrantz Fanon · 1961On 1 listThe Great BooksLetter from Birmingham JailMartin Luther King Jr.Letter from Birmingham JailMartin Luther King Jr. · 1963On 1 listThe Great BooksThe First CircleAleksandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr Solzhenitsyn The First CircleThe First CircleAleksandr Solzhenitsyn · 1968On 1 listThe Great BooksCrises of the RepublicHannah ArendtCrises of the RepublicHannah Arendt · 1972On 1 listThe Great BooksA Black Feminist StatementCombahee River CollectiveA Black Feminist StatementCombahee River Collective · 1977On 1 listThe Great BooksSlavery, Race, and Ideology in the United States of AmericaBarbara J. FieldsSlavery, Race, and Ideology in the United States of AmericaBarbara J. Fields · 1990On 1 listThe Great BooksVeritatis SplendorPope John Paul IIVeritatis SplendorPope John Paul II · 1993On 1 list