This book is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., a foundation
established to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free
and responsible individuals.
The cuneiform inscription that serves as our logo and as the design motif
for our endpapers is the earliest-known written appearance of the word
‘‘freedom’’ (amagi), or ‘‘liberty.’’ It is taken from a clay document written
about 2300 b.c. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
Third edition copyright ᭧ 2000 by Liberty Fund, Inc.
First and second editions (1989, 1991) published by James River Press
for the Center for Judicial Studies
Cover art courtesy of the Library of Congress
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McClellan, James, 1937–
Liberty, order, and justice: an introduction to the constitutional
principles of American government/James McClellan.
p. cm.
Originally published: Cumberland, Va.: James River Press, c1989.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 0-86597-255-9 (hc: alk. paper)—isbn 0-86597-256-7 (pb. alk. paper)
1. United States—Politics and government.
2. Constitutional history—United States.
I. Title.
jk274.m513 2000
342.73Ј029—dc21
99-046334
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