Letters of Algernon Sydney, in Defence of Civil Liberty and Against the Encroachments of Military De

In this book, Benjamin Watkins Leigh compiles the letters of Algernon Sydney, an English politician and philosopher who supported civil liberties. These letters deal with issues such as military rule and the right of citizens to resist tyrannical government.

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