Audiobooks Narrated by Robert Wynne

Reflections on the Revolution in France/Rights of Man

Reflections on the Revolution in France is a slashing attack on the French Revolution by one of Britain's most famous statesmen. Liberty and social order, Burke argues, are maintained by the traditional rights and duties embedded in custom and law. And when these traditions are overthrown in revolutions, society is threatened with chaos, bloodshed and despotism. Rights of Man - Thomas Paine believed the French Revolution was based on the same principles as the American Revolution: natural rights, an implied "social contract", and the right of revolution against oppressive governments. Paine, unlike Burke, sees government as the primary threat to social order. He has little regard for traditional institutions, if those institutions are oppressive and unjust.

George H. Smith, Wendy McElroy, Wendy Mcelroy (Author), A Supporting Cast, Craig Deitschman, Craig Deitschmann, Don Jones, Jonathan Lutz, Robert Wynne, Travis Hardison (Narrator)

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The Federalist Papers

The US Constitution was approved by the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787. It was to become law only if it was ratified by nine of the thirteen states. New York was a key state, but it contained strong forces opposing the Constitution. A series of eighty-five letters appeared in New York City newspapers between October 1787 and August 1788 urging support for the Constitution. These letters remain the first and most authoritative commentary on the American concept of federal government.  Later known as The Federalist Papers, they were published under the pseudonym 'Publius,' although written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. This presentation explores the major arguments contained in The Federalist Papers and contrasts them with the views of the Anti-Federalists.

George H. Smith, Wendy McElroy (Author), A Supporting Cast, Craig Deitschmann, Don Jones, Michael Edwards, Michael Montgomery, Pat Childs, Robert Wynne, Travis Hardison (Narrator)

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