Primary Documents
- Code of Hammurabi
- Corpus Juris Civilus (Justinian’ Code)
- Matthew 22:15-22
- William the Conqueror: Ordinance separating church and temporal courts
- Magna Carta
- Mayflower Compact
- The Fundamental Orders of 1639
- John Locke: A Letter Concerning Toleration
- Declaration of Independence
- Northwest Ordinance
- Articles of Confederation
- U.S. Constitution
- George Washington’s Farewell Address
- Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists
- James Madison’s Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments
- William Wilberforce’s 1789 Abolition Speech
- Gettysburg Address
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
- Lord Acton’s Speeches
- Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' Speech
- Iroquois Constitution
Helpful Sources:
Avalon Project
A compilation of dozens of historical documents on the internet, put together by the Yale Law School.
Constitution Society
This organization has a great online library of ancient and medieval documents as well as the founding documents.
