Foreword | p. 9 |
Why Freedom? | p. 13 |
Why We Need to Understand Freedom | p. 17 |
The Conditions of Freedom | p. 23 |
Our Love of Freedom | p. 26 |
Freedom and Nations | p. 31 |
What It Takes to Be Free | p. 35 |
Why We Are Not a Theocracy: The Root of Our Love of Freedom | p. 36 |
God's Rights and Human Rights | p. 38 |
The Hazards of Theocracies | p. 42 |
Why a Theocracy Will Not Work | p. 45 |
Faith and Human Inviolability | p. 48 |
Faith and Freedom | p. 51 |
American Faith and Freedom | p. 54 |
The Responsibility of Freedom | p. 55 |
Freedom and Laws | p. 57 |
Building a Community of Believers | p. 59 |
Freedom and Democracy | p. 63 |
The Perils of Democracy | p. 66 |
The Responsibility of Democracy | p. 70 |
The Limits of Freedom | p. 72 |
Beliefs and the Freedom of Thinkers | p. 75 |
Freedom and society | p. 78 |
Beliefs and the Foundations of Communities | p. 82 |
Common Beliefs and American Values | p. 85 |
Common Beliefs and Freedom | p. 89 |
Necessity and Freedom | p. 93 |
Necessary Thoughts and Free Thinkers | p. 95 |
Basic Beliefs, Freedom, and America | p. 101 |
Opinions and the Rights of White Men | p. 103 |
The Rights of Other White Men to Their Opinions | p. 106 |
Opinions and the Death of the Union | p. 110 |
The Rights of Thinkers, Our Morality, and Our Unity | p. 111 |
The Rights of Thinkers and Our Democracy | p. 114 |
The Limits of Freedom | p. 117 |
The Promise of Freedom | p. 120 |
Faith, Science, and Dreams of Perfect Worlds | p. 124 |
The Faith of the Founding Fathers | p. 130 |
Faith and Reason | p. 136 |
Americans and Their Independence | p. 139 |
American Practicality | p. 142 |
What It Takes to Be Free | p. 148 |
The American Legacy | p. 151 |
Notes | p. 155 |
Acknowledgments | p. 165 |
About the Author | p. 167 |
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