José Antonio Aguilar Rivera - Liberty in Mexico -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents, p. v -- Introduction: Liberty and Liberalism in Mexico, p. ix -- Acknowledgments, p. xxxi -- 1. The Founding and Early Constitutional Experiments: 1821-1840 -- José María Luis Mora, p. 3 -- 1. Discourse on the Independence of the Mexican Empire, p. 5 -- 2. Discourse on the Limits of Civil Authority Deduced from Their Source, p. 17 -- 3. Discourse on the Freedom of Thought, Speech, and Writing, p. 23 -- 4. Discourse on the Means Ambition Uses to Destroy Liberty, p. 32 -- 5. Discourse on the Civil Liberties of the Citizen, p. 40 -- 6. Discourse on Laws that Attack Individual Security, p. 50 -- 7. Discourse on the Independence of Judicial Power, p. 60 -- 8. Discourse on Public Opinion and the General Will, p. 68 -- 9. Discourse on the Nature of Factions, p. 88 -- Lorenzo De Zavala, p. 100 -- 1. Introduction to Historical Essay on the Mexican Revolutions from 1808 to 1830, p. 102 -- 2. Conclusion to Historical Essay on the Revolutions of Mexico from 1808 to 1830, p. 115 -- 3. Intervention Regarding the Independence of the Province of Guatemala, p. 134 -- Valentín Gómez Farías, p. 137 -- Individual Vote of Mr. Gómez Farías on the Issue of the Advisability of Convening a New Congress, p. 138 -- Lucas Alamán, p. 150 -- Impartial Examination of the Administration of General Vice President Don Anastasio Bustamente, p. 151 -- 2. Liberty in the Liberal Republic: 1845-1876, p. 179 -- Polemic Between El Universal, El Siglo XIX, and El Monitor Republicano, 1848-1849, p. 181 -- 1. What Might be the Causes of Our Ills, Part I, p. 183 -- 2. What Might Be the Casuse of Our Ills, Conclusion, p. 191 -- 3. What Might Be the Causes of Our Ills, Second Article, p. 197 -- 4. What Might Be the Causes of Our Ills, Third Article, p. 202.

Mariano Otera, p. 206 -- Individual Vote in the Constituent Congress, p. 207 -- Ignacio Ramírez, p. 242 -- 1. The National Representation, p. 243 -- 2. Speech to the Cosntituent Congress, July 7, 1856, p. 251 -- 3. Letter To Fidel, p. 258 -- Francisco Zarco, p. 262 -- 1. The Question of Veto, p. 263 -- 2. The Constitutional Order, p. 269 -- 3. Elections, p. 274 -- 4. Progress and Innovation, p. 279 -- 5. Laws and Customs, p. 285 -- 6. Manifesto as Preamble to the Constitution of 1857, p. 291 -- Ignacio manuel Altamirano, p. 298 -- 1. Against Amnesty. Speech before the Second Constitutional Congress, July, 10, 1861, p. 299 -- 2. Martyrs of Tacubaya, p. 307 -- 3. Speech by Citizen Manuel Ignacio Altamirano on the Occasion of the Anniversary of Independence, September 15, 1861, p. 314 -- Guillermo Prieto, p. 321 -- 1. In Favor of the Abolition of Internal Duties and Customs, p. 322 -- 2. Freedom of Commerce, p. 324 -- 3. On the Laws of Reform, p. 326 -- 4. On Reforms to the Law of Public Instruction, p. 333 -- 5. On Freedom to Work, p. 344 -- Constitutional Government of Mexico, 1857-1861 (Benito Juárez, Melchor Ocampo,Manuel Ruiz, Miguel Lerdo de Tejada), p. 353 -- 1. The Constitutional Government to the Nation, p. 355 -- 2. Declaration to the Inhabitants of the United States of Mexico on Freedom of Worship, p. 372 -- 3. Liberty and Order: 1876-1912, p. 379 -- Justo Sierra, p. 381 -- 1. Emilio Castelar and the Program of La Libertad, p. 382 -- 2. Reservations, p. 385 -- 3. Liberals and Conservatives, p. 388 -- 4. Polemic with José María Vigil, p. 391 -- 5. Our Battle Plan, p. 406 -- José María Vigil: Polemic With Sierra, p. 408 -- 1. Bulletin of El Monitor, August 22, 1878, p. 409 -- 2. Bulletin of El Monitor, August 27, 1878, p. 415 -- 3. Bulletin of El Monitor, September 3, 1878, p. 421 -- 4. Bulletin of El Monitor, September 6, 1878, p. 426.

5. Bulletin of El Monitor, September 10, 1878, p. 431 -- 6. Bulletin of El Monitor, September 18, 1878, p. 436 -- 7. Bulletin of El Monitor, September 27, 1878, p. 440 -- 8. Bulletin of El Monitor, October 22, 1878, p. 444 -- 9. Bulletin of El Monitor, October 26, 1878, p. 449 -- 10. Bulletin of El Monitor, October 30, 1878, p. 454 -- 11. Bulletin of El Monitor, December 17, 1878, p. 458 -- 12. Bulletin of El Monitor, December 27, 1878, p. 462 -- Emilio Rabasa, p. 467 -- 1. The Election, p. 468 -- 2. Supremacy of Legislative Power, p. 486 -- 4. Against the Current: 1930-1989, p. 499 -- Jorge Cuesta, p. 501 -- 1. Politics in the University, p. 502 -- 2. A New Clerical Politics, p. 509 -- 3. Crisis of the Revolution, p. 514 -- Antonio Caso, p. 518 -- Consciousness of Liberty, p. 519 -- Octavio Paz, p. 541 -- 1. The Liberal Tradition, p. 542 -- 2. Literature and the State, p. 548 -- 3. Poetry, Myth, Revolution, p. 553 -- Index, p. 563.