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Samuel Adams
(b. September 27, 1722, Boston; d. October 2, 1803, Boston)
(Lt. Governor, Massachusetts, 1789-1793; Governor, Massachusetts,, 1793-1797; Patriot)

August 1, 1776  :  Advocating American Independence.

Barry M. Goldwater
(b. January 1, 1909, Phoenix, Arizona; d. May 29, 1998, Paradise Valley, Arizona)
(R-AZ; U.S. Senator, California, 1953-1965, 1969-1987) 

July 16, 1964  :  Republican Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech  -  Cow Palace, San Francisco, California.  (Listen to .mp3 audio)

Patrick Henry
(b. May 29, 1736, Studley, Virginia; d. June 6, 1799, Red Hill Plantation, Virginia)
(Governor, Virginia, 1776-1779, 1784-1786; Patriot)

March 23, 1775  :  Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death Speech.

Thomas Jefferson
(b. April 13, 1743; d. July 4, 1826)
(Delegate, Virginia, 2nd Continental Congress, 1775-1776; Governor, Virginia, 1779-1781; Delegate, Virginia, Congress of Confederation, 1783-1784; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1785-1789; U.S. Secretary of State, 1789-1793; U.S. Vice President, 1797-1801; U.S. President, 1801-1809)

July 6, 1775  :  Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms.

George Mason
(b. December 11, 1725, Fairfax, Virginia; d. October 7, 1792, Mason Neck, Virginia)
(Delegate, Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1776; Delegate, Virginia, Federal Convention, 1786; Delegate, Virginia, Federal Convention, 1787)

June 12, 1776  :  Virginia Declaration of Rights.

Ronald W. Reagan
(b. February 6, 1911, Tampico, Illinois; d. June 5, 2004, Bel Air, California)
(R-CA; Governor, California, 1967-1975; U.S. President, 1981-1989)

1961  :  Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine  -  Excellent exposition by Reagan on freedom and liberty, and the dangers from ever-expanding government, in the context of congressional efforts to socialize medicine.  (Listen to .mp3 audio)

October 27, 1964  :  A Time for Choosing  -  Reagan discusses his political genesis from Democrat to Republican; his views on conservatism; and the upcoming presidential election, and his support for Barry Goldwater.

January 2, 1967  :  Remarks at Swearing In - 33rd Governor of California - Midnight Ceremony.

January 5, 1967  :  First Inaugural Address as 33rd Governor of California.

November 10, 1977  :  Whatever Happened to Free Enterprise?  -  Address given at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan.

July 17, 1980  :  Republican Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech  -  Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan.  (Listen to .mp3 audio)  (View .wmv video)

June 8, 1982  :  Evil Empire Speech / Address to the British House of Commons.

Alexis de Tocqueville
(b. July 29, 1805, Seine, ile-de-France, France; d. April 16, 1859, Cannes, France)
(Historian; Writer)

1835  :  Democracy in America (Vol. I)

1840  :  Democracy in America (Vol. II)

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