Writing, Speeches and Official Documents from the Founding

• This section contains a bibliography of important documents from the founding period. Prominent and little known founders left behind a huge body of work that can help increase knowledge about the founding. Along with first hand accounts of the period, this section also includes official documents from the period.
• For more information about specific founders visit the Founders' Library
• Many government documents are also available in the Founders' Library
  

Philosophic Sources of the American Founding

• When the founders were creating the American regime they looked to philosophy, ancient and modern. Find out more about the influential texts.
• Some of the works are also available in the Founders' Library
  

Commentaries on the Founding

• Many scholars have looked back to the founding period in an effort to better understand the birth of the nation. Discover the work of historians and political scientists.

Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln is one of the best interpreters of America's founding principles. He believed that free government is only possible when it protects the equal natural rights of all. It was through the Civil War and subsequent constitutional amendments that the Constitution was brought into conformity with those principles.
• More information about Abraham Lincoln is available in the Founders Library
  

Recent Publications from the Claremont Institute

• The Claremont Institute produces many fine publications every year. Find out what has just been released.