C HAPTER 11 : T HE V IRTUOUS C IRCLE
Our discussion of the Black Act follows Thompson
(1975). Baptist Nunn’s report of June 27 is from Thompson
(1975), pp. 65–66. The other quotes are from Thompson’s
section on the rule of law, pp. 258–69, which is well worth
reading in its entirety.
Our approach to democratization in England is based on
Acemoglu and Robinson (2000a, 2001, and 2006a). Earl
Grey’s speech is quoted from Evans (1996), p. 223.
Stephens’s comment about democracy is quoted in Briggs
(1959), p. 34. Thompson’s quote is from Thompson (1975),
p. 269.
The entire text of the People’s Charter can be found in
Cole
and
Filson
(1951)
and
at
web.bham.ac.uk/1848/document/peoplech.htm.
The quote from Burke is taken from Burke (1790/1969),
p. 152.
Lindert (2004, 2009) is a seminal treatment of the
coevolution of democracy and public policy over the past
two hundred years.
Keyssar (2009) is a seminal introduction to the evolution
of political rights in the United States. Vanderbilt is quoted
in Josephson (1934), p. 15. The text of Roosevelt’s
address is at www.theodore-roosevelt.com/sotu1.html.
The quote from Woodrow Wilson is from Wilson (1913),
p. 286.
The text of President Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat can be
found
at miller-
center.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3309.
Data on the relative tenure of Supreme Court justices in
Argentina and the United States is presented in Iaryczower,
Spiller, and Tommasi (2002). Helmke (2004) discusses the
history of court packing in Argentina and quotes Justice
Carlos Fayt.