Drawing from numerous historical sources, the editor summarizes the views of Paine and Jefferson on liberty in America, and on the contrasting political realities in Europe as well.
A summary view of the rights of British America / Jefferson -- Common sense / Paine -- Declaration of Independence / Jefferson -- The American crisis (part VII) / Paine -- Bill for establishing religious freedom in Virginia / Jefferson -- Letters to James Madison / Jefferson -- Rights of man (Part II) / Paine -- Letter to Thomas Paine / Jefferson -- First Inaugural address / Jefferson.
