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Constitutional Voices: William Penn

by Scott Bomboy

Today, William Penn is remembered for his role as the founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. But his influence as a voice for…

Constitutional Voices: William Penn
Constitutional Voices: James Otis Jr.

by Anna Salvatore

James Otis Jr. was not among the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, and he had largely vanished from public life by…

Constitutional Voices: James Otis Jr.
The Lifelong Pursuit of Virtue

by Julie Silverbrook

When Benjamin Franklin set out on what he called his “bold and arduous project” of moral perfection, he did not imagine he…

The Lifelong Pursuit of Virtue