Hi all,
I think it would be a good idea to cover what I would argue are books everyone should read to at least gain additional perspective. Let’s paste some links in her! Looking forward to seeing some stuff
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Hi all,
I think it would be a good idea to cover what I would argue are books everyone should read to at least gain additional perspective. Let’s paste some links in her! Looking forward to seeing some stuff
Constitution and Declaration.
The federalist papers (and all the other founding documents at LOC)
https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text
Everything John Locke ever wrote, but specifically Two treatises of Government : https://www.thefederalistpapers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Two-Treatises-of-Government-by-John-Locke.pdf
Then go back to LOC and search John Locke and read how others interpreted him.
Adam Smith's Wealth of nations: http://www.bibliomania.com/2/1/65/112/frameset.html
De Tocqueville: https://archive.org/details/democracyinameri00tocq_7
George Washington's War by Robert leckie.
Rise to Rebellion, and The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara--all his other books too. And Michael Shaara's books.
Poor Richard's Almanac. Hell, look up everything the founders ever wrote on LOC and you will have some good shit regardless. All their documents are there.
For non war stuff: Godel, Escher Bach: An Eternal Golden braid.
ALL OF ROBERT HEINLEIN (except his first book For Us The Living). They ALL have important shit.
Isaac Asimov's Foundation series--equally important shit.
A Canitcle For leibowitz by Walter Miller.
Everything by Nevile Shute. But leave On the Beach for last. The Legacy is excellent.
All of C.S. lewis, Mark Twain, George Orwell, Ayn Rand. HUXLEY.
ETA: VATTEL'S LAW OF NATIONS. Our founders were very familiar with this.