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Read more »Virginia Is for Freedom Lovers
The Mercatus Center has released an index of personal and economic freedom that compares the 50 states. New York ranks lowest. New Hampshire and South Dakota rank highest. (Virginia is in the top quintile.)
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'Might As Well Face It ...'
Former Virginia Governor George Allen answers this question: "What are Americans addicted to?" Allen says: "Americans are not addicted to oil. Americans are addicted to freedom." (includes video and wild applause)
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Helen Suzman - Heroine of Liberty
Remembering anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman, with excerpts from a lecture she delivered in Washington in October 1989, just before apartheid began its collapse.
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Bill of Rights Day 2008
Video from a Bill of Rights Day celebration in Charlottesville, Virginia, on December 15, 2008, with New-Year reflections on the defense of rights and liberties.
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