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The intellectual origin of US Constitution Article 1, Section 9, Clause 3 was largely based on the 1776 Maryland Declaration of Rights. It was the influence of the State of Maryland, with its bold declaration of rights in 1776, that led to the national adoption of a small but important part of the United States Constitution. ; Political Science, Department of

It is evident that John Adams directly borrowed from Bolingbroke in his January 1766 "Clarendon" letter. ; Political Science, Department of

Even though Jefferson fiercely attacked Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France in 1791, his subsequent comments on the growth and development of French Jacobinism (by the Insurrection of 31 May–2 June, 1793, it eventually seized the power) was not so different from Burke's analysis of the same political group. They had plenty of overlapping consensus in their views. The real difference lies in the fact that Jefferson thought Marat, Danton, and Robespierre were largely "bought off" by the British government, that they effectively they sold their souls to British interests. This was probably the thing that Burke would never have agreed with. ; Political Science

the late works of Edmund Burke (1790-1797) and those of Thomas Jefferson (1809-1826) shared plenty of overlapping consensus, much more than scholars generally ever think of. Their agreement on the assessment and evaluation of Montesquieu's writings is a nice example. They both admired Montesquieu's writings, but simultaneously harbored some dissatisfaction towards Montesquieu's errors, particularly in regards to his method. ; Political Science

Perhaps Jefferson's admiration of Bolingbroke would help to bring us a better understanding of his 1801 First Inaugural Address, in which Jefferson famously said, "every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists. If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it." A Federalist who is open-minded to the Republican principles would be a good Federalist, just like Bolingbroke, a Tory who is open-minded to the Whig principles would be a good Tory. ; Political Science