This book illustrates the deep roots of natural law doctrines in America's political culture. Originally published in 1931, the volume shows that American inter

Provides the first natural law justification for an originalist interpretation of the American Constitution.

The law of nature -- The common law -- The adoption of written constitutions -- The separation of law and religion -- The explosion in law publishing -- The two

Presents an ambitious narrative and fresh re-assessment of common law and natural law's varied interactions in America, 1630 to 1930.

Has Hobbesian moral and political theory been fundamentally misinterpreted by most of his readers? Since the criticism of John Bramhall, Hobbes has generally be