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A man 400 years ahead of his time.
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1644
Book: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution
- The start of checks and balances.
Separation of Church and State
The main philosophical idea taught by Williams, Locke, and Montesquieu was that power needed to be checked, which in turn protects individual liberties. Williams split state and church. Locke established natural rights and split King and Parliament. Montesquieu came along and said let’s split government into three branches of checks and balances.
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“I am old and weak and bruised (with rupture and colic), and lameness on both feet.”
- Roger Williams
- May 6, 1682.
Roger Williams
We don’t know exactly when Roger Williams was born, nor died. For his birth, we don’t even know the year. He was born circa 1602. For his death, we know for sure it was 1683 and around March.
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Roger Williams Through the Eyes of Governor John Winthrop, Pt. 1
Roger Williams
Roger Williams entered New England early, and John Winthrop’s journal lets us watch the first major clash between liberty of conscience and Puritan authority unfold almost in real time.
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Roger Williams Through the Eyes of Governor John Winthrop, Pt. 3
Roger Williams
Roger Williams remained part of the colonial conversation long after banishment, proving that difficult ideas do not disappear just because authorities reject them.
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