Introduction "The polar opposites in political regimes were slavery on the one hand, and self-government on the other, and self-government or self-direction was the key to liberty, not government by law, since laws can be and are made by one person or set of persons to bind others." The conflict between these "polar opposites" is the timeless theme of this work. Volume I: A New Land, A New People: The American Colonies In The Seventeenth Century. European adventurers in the Holy Land discovered pepper and silk from the orient and the race was on. Soon all of the European maritime … Continue reading ‘Conceived in Liberty’