Category Archives: Government & Politics

“The [American] Revolution of 1800”

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Ron Pavellas

I read Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, by John Ferling. I was reminded of the similarities between the presidential campaign of 1800 and the one most recently in play in the USA. Part I: Underpinnings of the 1800 … Continue reading →

Posted in Government & Politics, History | Tagged "Adams vs. Jefferson", Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Democratic-Republican, Federalist party, George Washington, John Adams, John Ferling, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Pinckney | 4 Comments

Liberty & Freedom

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

I have been reading the Englishman John Stuart Mills’s essay On Liberty, first published in 1859. Here is a taste: The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in…history, particularly in that of Greece, Rome, and England. … Continue reading →

Posted in Government & Politics, Philosophy & Psychology | Tagged eleftheria, Freedom or Death, Gilbert and Sullivan, Greece, Greek War of Independence, Hellenic Republic, Iolanthe, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty | 7 Comments

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