The story of Giordano Bruno (1548–1600) is rarely told. I believe he is a figure from the past that is in need of rescue because he basically is perhaps the first person to envision a dynamic universe building upon Copernicus’ work. His essential theory saw the universe with many worlds and suns basically as we […]

Common Sense INTRODUCTION Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not YET sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favour; a long habit of not thinking a thing WRONG, gives it a superficial appearance of being RIGHT, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time […]

TAX DEBATE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY JUNE 24, 1997 STEVE FORBES:  I would like to thank Dick for putting on this forum tonight and I would also like to thank all of you for coming out on a very nice weekday evening to hear a lot of hot air from the people on this panel. It reminds […]

TACITUS THE HISTORIES TRANSLATED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY W. HAMILTON FYFE FELLOW OF MERTON COLLEGE IN TWO VOLUMES VOLUME II Main index   Volume I OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 1912 2HENRY FROWDE PUBLISHER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD LONDON, EDINBURGH, NEW YORK TORONTO AND MELBOURNE VOLUME II Summary of Chief Events Book III Antonius’ Advance Dissension in […]

THE REIGN OF TIBERIUS, OUT OF THE FIRST SIX ANNALS OF TACITUS; WITH HIS ACCOUNT OF GERMANY, AND LIFE OF AGRICOLA TRANSLATED BY THOMAS GORDON, AND EDITED BY ARTHUR GALTON.   “Alme Sol, curru nitido diem qui Promis et celas, aliusque et idem Nasceris, possis nihil urbe Roma Visere maius.” CONTENTS INTRODUCTION THE ANNALS, BOOK I […]

29 BC   THE GEORGICS by Virgil GEORGIC I GEORGIC II GEORGIC III GEORGIC IV GEORGIC I What makes the cornfield smile; beneath what star Maecenas, it is meet to turn the sod Or marry elm with vine; how tend the steer; What pains for cattle-keeping, or what proof Of patient trial serves for thrifty […]

19 BC THE AENEID by Virgil BOOK I BOOK II BOOK III BOOK IV BOOK V BOOK VI BOOK VII BOOK VIII BOOK IX BOOK X BOOK XI BOOK XII BOOK I Arms, and the man I sing, who, forc’d by fate, And haughty Juno’s unrelenting hate, Expell’d and exil’d, left the Trojan shore. Long […]

THE WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE THE AGE OF REASON – PART I and II   By Thomas Paine Collected And Edited By Moncure Daniel Conway   VOLUME IV. (1796) Contents THE AGE OF REASON EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION  CHAPTER I – THE AUTHOR’S PROFESSION OF FAITH. CHAPTER II – OF MISSIONS AND REVELATIONS. CHAPTER III – CONCERNING […]

THE WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE By Thomas Paine Edited By Moncure Daniel Conway VOLUME III. 1791-1804 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York London Copyright, 1895 By G. P. Putnam’s Sons Contents INTRODUCTION TO THE THIRD VOLUME. I. THE REPUBLICAN PROCLAMATION II. TO THE AUTHORS OF “LE RÉPUBLICAIN.” III. TO THE ABBÉ SIÈYES IV. TO THE […]

THE WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE VOLUME II. By Thomas Paine Collected And Edited By Moncure Daniel Conway 1779 – 1792 [Redactor’s Note: Reprinted from the “The Writings of Thomas Paine Volume I” (1894 – 1896). The author’s notes are preceded by a “*”. A Table of Contents has been added for each part for the […]