A Dissertation on the Feudal and Canon Law

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Mentioned by

Mentioned and read by

James Lindsay

as the central 1765 essay (published under a pseudonym) opposing church-state tyranny and the Stamp Act.

Mentioned by

James Lindsay

as a work by John Adams directly inspired by Jonathan Mayhew's sermon and influential in pre-revolutionary America.

Mentioned by

James A. Lindsay

to illustrate the founders' stated motive for American independence centered on religious liberty and resistance to ecclesiastical tyranny.

Mentioned by

Eric Metaxas

as an essay written by John Adams in 1765, central to his upcoming book on the American Revolution.

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