Resource for anyone wishing to study American Civics

1. CIVICS for PATRIOTS and HOMESCHOOLERS READING LIST
Begin with a basic working summary knowledge of what Natures Law is. Laws of Nature or
Nature's Law, it is the foundation of American Ideology including morality, operational
principles, and civil rights (natural rights) upon which government, civil society and civics is built.
United in tandem, they underpin the functional operation of our common civilization.
All study should include: Study of the Root Philosophy including morals, ethics, principles,
questions; Founding Documents; Related Classical Philosophy; and contextual History. Start
with what we hold as true then branch out to see the arguments against or what we oppose.
History for context should be reviewed/explored simultaneously.
This list is just a basic starting point which should be the foundation in High School level student
study before graduation. For patriots, we must be mindful of what comes next, this may
include either preservation or reconstruction for which these materials are uniquely suited.
Books & PDFs
(from) TWO TREATISES OF GOVERNMENT -
SECOND TREATISE OF GOVERNMENT - John Locke
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7370/7370-h/7370-h.htm
Law of Nature: Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/topic/law-of-nature
Natural Law (Summary Explanation)
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/natural-law.asp
A Letter Concerning Toleration - by John Locke - translated by William Popple 1689
https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/econ/ugcm/3ll3/locke/toleration.pdf
Founding America: Documents from the Revolution to the Bill of Rights - Introduction and Notes
by Jack N. Rakove. Barnes and Noble
softback edition, Amazon.
Common Sense, Rights of Man, and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine. Introduction by
Sidney Hook and a Foreword by Jack Fruchtman Jr. 200th Anniversary Edition. Signet Classics.
Softback, Amazon.
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2. American Civics: A TextBook for High Schools, Normal Schools, and Academies
By Fradenburghe, A G 1868
Learning deeper our Ideology and its Roots:
Laws of Nature: Laws of Nature are to be distinguished both from Scientific Laws and from
Natural Laws. (Modern Look at the Philosophy) https://iep.utm.edu/lawofnat/
John Locke - Biography
https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Locke
The Basic Teachings of the Great Philosophers by S E Frost Jr
Hardback, Amazon.
The Counsels of Cormac - An Ancient Irish Guide to Leadership, trans by Thomas Cleary
hardback edition, Amazon. Law of Nature has three roots: Greek, Old Irish (Ollamh & Brehon),
and Early Christianity (Roman era).
The American Ideology by Brian Vanyo
- Taking Back our Country with the Philosophy of our Founding Fathers
softback edition, Amazon.
A Pocket History of the United States (Revised Edition) by Allan Nevins and Henry Steele
Commager with Jeffrey Morris
softback edition, Amazon.
A History of Western Society (Third Edition) Volume A: From Antiquity to the Reformation, by
McKay, Hill, Buckler. Copyright 1987.
Softback Edition, Amazon
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3. Readings in Ancient History: From Gilgamesh to Diocletian (Second Edition). Edited and with
Introductions by Nels M. Bailkey.
Softback Edition, Amazon.
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