In alphabetical order by last name. Click on the appropriate hyperlink to view the selected work.

Samuel Adams: The Rights of the Colonists, November 20, 1772

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Calvin Coolidge: Text of his Inaugural Address, March 4, 1925

Calvin Coolidge: Text of Speech Marking the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 5, 1926

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Frederick Douglass: Text Of Self-Made Men Speech, 1872 (speech first delivered in 1859)

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Benjamin Franklin: Speech Given At The Conclusion Of The Constitutional Convention, September 17, 1787

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Thomas Jefferson: Letter To Abigail Smith Adams, Feb. 22, 1787

Thomas Jefferson: Letter to George Washington, February 15, 1791, Opinion on Bill for Establishing a National Bank

Thomas Jefferson: Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 (includes Kentucky Resolutions of 1799)

Thomas Jefferson: First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801

Thomas Jefferson: Letter to Samuel Kercheval, July 12, 1816

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James Madison: Text of Letter to Henry Lee, Montpellier, June 25, 1824

James Madison: Virginia Resolutions of 1798

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Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. I. December 23, 1776

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Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1981

Ronald Reagan: Farewell Speech, January 11, 1989

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George Washington: Text of General Orders of July 2, 1776

George Washington: Farewell Address, 1796

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