For the 102 English people aboard the Mayflower, last week four centuries ago was a week they would never forget.
The Mayflower Compact: As an Idea, America Began in 1620, Not 1776
The Mayflower Compact is a quintessentially American story, and the philosophical wellspring from which the United States sprung
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"The Mayflower Compact" by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1620. Public domain
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Lawrence W. Reed
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Lawrence Reed is president emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education in Atlanta and the author of “Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction“ and the best-seller “Was Jesus a Socialist?”
