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"Paul has provided a vital piece to our understanding of modern liberalism’s origins."—Ronald J. Pestritto, Author of America Transformed: The Rise and Legacy of American ProgressivismToday’s political and cultural divisions leave many wondering how America could have arrived at its present state. This book traces the source to an unlikely historical accident.The founding principles of the American Revolution—that all individuals have unalienable natural rights to life, liberty, and the fruits of their labor, and that governments should exist only to protect these rights—were a singularity in human history. The nation’s failure to secure the slaves’ equal rights to self-ownership led to a civil war and the constitutiona

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