Liberty, Order, and Justice
James McClellan
Liberty, Order, and Justice An Introduction to the Constitutional Principles of American Government third edition James McClellan l i b e r t y f u n d Indianapolis
This book is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., a foundation established to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. The cuneiform inscription that serves as our logo and as the design motif for our endpapers is the earliest-known written appearance of the word ‘‘freedom’’ (amagi), or ‘‘liberty.’’ It is taken from a clay document written about 2300b.c.in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash. Third edition copyright2000 by Liberty Fund, Inc. First and second editions (1989, 1991) published by James River Press for the Center for Judicial Studies Cover art courtesy of the Library of Congress 0403020100c54321 0403020100p54321 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McClellan, James, 1937– Liberty, order, and justice: an introduction to the constitutional principles of American government/James McClellan. p.cm. Originally published: Cumberland, Va.: James River Press, c1989. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn0-86597-255-9 (hc: alk. paper)—isbn0-86597-256-7 (pb. alk. paper) 1.United States—Politics and government. 2.Constitutional history—United States. I.Title. jk274.m513 2000 342.73 029—dc2199-046334 liberty fund, inc. 8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1684
‘‘Miracles do not cluster. Hold on to the Constitution of the United States of America and the republic for which it stands.—What has happened once in six thousand years may never happen again. Hold on to your Constitution, for if the American Constitution shall fail there will be anarchy throughout the world.’’ Daniel Webster
to my children, Graham, Susannah, Margaret, Duncan, Angus, Douglas, and Darby, and to the rising generation of American youth in the hope that they too will enjoy the fruits of limited constitutional government bequeathed by our ancestors.
about the author Prior to his appointment in 1999 as James Bryce Visiting Fellow in American Studies at the Institute of United States Studies of the Uni- versity of London, James McClellan was Senior Resident Scholar at Liberty Fund, Inc. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Uni- versity of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Dr. McClellan has served as the President of the Center for Judicial Studies and as John M. Olin Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College. He has taught American Government and Constitutional Law at the University of Alabama, Emory Uni- versity, and Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. Dr. McClellan has also served as a member of the U.S. Senate staff, and from 1981 to 1983 was Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Separation of Powers of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
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