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Lesson 4: Principles of the American Revolution: Natural Rights, Popular Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law- Robert George on Natural Rights
- Caroline Winterer on the Founders, Natural Rights, and the Divine Right Kings
- Primary Source: Theophilus Parsons, *The Essex Result*
- Jill Lepore on the Origins of Popular Sovereignty
- Caroline Winterer on the Founders and Popular Sovereignty
- Primary Source: The Preamble to the Constitution and Common Interpretation
- Robert George on the Origins of the Rule of Law
- Caroline Winterer on the Founders and the Rule of Law
- Primary Source: Abraham Lincoln, *Lyceum Address*
- Tom Friedman on Challenges to the Rule of Law Today
- Understand: Natural Rights, Popular Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law
- Apply: Natural Rights, Popular Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law
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Tom Friedman on Challenges to the Rule of Law Today
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