America's vast land has been the foundation of individual economic freedom most evident during the 18th century where adoption of such economic freedom has led to political autonomy. The early settlers of the frontier have established a new culture that brought forth the identity of a new nation.
All things must be examined, all must be winnowed and sifted without exception and without sparing anyone's sensibilities.
Denis Diderot, Encyclopedia, 1751
The Europeans who founded American ...