Week Nine: The Bill of Rights | Amendments 1 through 3

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“Equal laws protecting equal rights…the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country.”
— James Madison

In our second-to-last conversation, Isaacson and Ellis explain the philosophical and pragmatic origins of the Bill of Rights with a focus on the first three amendments and especially on Madison’s thinking when crafting the Second Amendment.

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