7. From Two Discourses on Liberty | Individualism: A Reader

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Two Discourses on Liberty (1774). American Political Writing during the Founding Era 1760-1805, vol. 1, ed. Charles S. Hyneman and Donald S. Lutz (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1983)

Nathaniel Niles (1741-1828) served Vermont in both the state and national legislatures. In this passage for his political writings, Niles argues that social and political change begin with the individual.

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