The Emancipation Proclamation is very important to the United States because it abolished slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation was a executive order, ordered by President Abraham Lincoln, on January 1, 1863 that abolished slavery completely. This executive order changed the topic of the war to freeing slaves and bringing them to the free land. If it wasn't for this executive order, there could possibly still been slavery during their time, and possible today.
Big Stick Policy! He loved the saying 'speak softly and carry a big stick', meaning to use force instead of words when necessary. Formally, this was known as the Rosevelt Corollary, and it tied into the Monroe Doctrine.
Intellectual property is just as essential to freedom as other forms of property, and just as morally justified. It secures the same type of labor and the same values as property. It thus secures the life and liberty of its owners, and provides uniquely important support to free expression and free inquiry :)
What are your thoughts on why the modernization of Quebec was called "The Quiet Revolution"?
The name is a paradoxical one due to this period was a tumultuous one that shaped Quebec's traditional Catholic administration into a modern city held by the government. These attempts were achieved in a <em>tranquil</em> way, hence the term in French <u><em>"Révolution tranquille".</em></u> The name, coined by a journalist from Toronto, illustrates the notion that it wasn't a revolution per se. It wasn't formed through military conflict, manifestations or violence, but through beliefs and reforms that eagerly attempted to change and revolutionize Quebec.
