The democratic judge; or, The equal liberty of the press, as exhibited, explained, and exposed, in the prosecution of William Cobbett, for a personal libel against the King of Spain and his Embassador, before Thomas M'Kean, chief justice of the state of Pennsylvania. By Peter Potcupine [pseud.]

After nearly 60 years of collecting, Sid Lapidus ’59 has presented to the Library more than 2700 volumes representing the fruits of his enthusiasm. Broadly conceived, the collection charts the definition and re-definiton of rights and liberties endemic to Western political traditions. The main focus is texts and documents relating to the American Revolution, its run-up dating back to the Commonwealth men, and coming down to documents of the early Federal government.