We Hold These Truths

By James Sterling Ayars

A brief history of the ideas of liberty and equality with sketches of the lives of Stephen Langton, John Lilburne, and George Mason who contributed to the preservation and development of these ideas. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670753920
• ISBN13: 9780670753925
• Release Date: October 1977
• Publisher: Viking Juvenile
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 20.0" x 20.0" x 20.0"

Customer Reviews

The Truth About Our Rights

We Hold These Truths: From Magna Carta to the Bill of Rights, by James Ayars, is the kind of book that you read, think about, share with others but never, ever loan out. This entertaining but thought provoking book is a keeper, and the reason why is because it does a wonderful job telling the story of the people and their ideas starting in 13th century England and culminates in the Constitution and Bill of Rights in 18th century America. The story about our ideals of liberty and equality, the self-evident truths, and our inalienable rights is told clearly and in an easy-to-understand manner that lends credence to the concepts it so clearly defines. James Ayars tells the stories of the peoples that define our ideals and how they were developed over eight hundred years of uniquely English and American history. This is an extremely enjoyable book that will leave you feeling "enlightened". Buy it, read it and never let it go!