Peace and Liberty Hopes Crowned in 1755 Monitor
The 168 THE MONITOR issue reflects hopes for peace and secure liberties and trade amid the tumult of 1755. A Latin maxim from Livy underscores a point about those who seek to destroy laws leaving no rights in civitas. The paper blends public sentiment with political reflection in a period context.
The British Freeholder Urges Unity in War Debate
The letter urges national unity amid wartime impositions and factional battles over alliances and empire. It cites Livy on purging corruption to unite against a common foe, urging readers to take a stand in the political dispute about subsidiary treaties and policy toward France and the empire in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
America
Livy