Happy 4th. of July!

I hope you enjoy some of the following blasts from the past to mark the Fourth of July:

What is the American Dream?

Our Best Presidents?
The Rest of the List

Some Thoughts on George Washington
On Alexander Hamilton

Habits of the Heart:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five

The Promise and the Perils of Democracy:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Interpreting Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7