Cato's Letters or Essays on Liberty, Civil and Religious, and Other Important Subjects : Four Volumes in Two

by John Trenchard, Thomas Gordon, Ronald Hamowy (Editor)

Almost a generation before Washington, Henry, and Jefferson were even born, two Englishmen, concealing their identities with the honored ancient name of Cato, wrote newspaper articles condemning tyranny and advancing principles of liberty that immensely influenced American colonists. The Englishmen were John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon. John Trenchard (1662–1723) devoted himself to writing on contemporary British politics and for one year was a Member of Parliament from Taunton. Thomas Gordon (ca. 1695–1750) was a tutor in languages, a publisher, and a pamphleteer. Ronald Hamowy was Professor Emeritus of Intellectual History at the University of Alberta, Edmonton.

Genres: Politics, History, Philosophy, Classics, Nonfiction, Law, American History

1064 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1720

Reviews

[Aaron Schiffer]

He's a clever fellow and he did well in his time, but about this time I started to stop looking to Cato and other Libertarian lit for my political meat.

[Greg]

Cato's letters, letters written under the name Cato in the early 18th Century in England by a pair of pamphleteers, are a core source of inspiration for America's founding fathers. This collection is an important historical source. The edition is a nice hardback on acid free paper for a lifetime of enjoyment for you libertarians out there.

[Don Mashak]

Excellent reading for the true American Patriot. Make it a point to read Cato 59 & 60

[Mills College Library]

320.94109 T793 1995

[Lindsay]

Seriously heavy reading, quite interesting though.