billofrights_madison_0801_librivox James Madison audio librivoxaudio audio_bookspoetry opensource_audio <p>The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They were introduced as a series of amendments in 1789 in the First United States Congress by James Madison. Ten of the amendments were ratified and became the Bill of Rights in 1791. These amendments limit the powers of the federal government, protecting the rights of all citizens, residents and visitors on United States territory.<br><i>(Summary from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a>)</i></p> 2008-01-28 2008 Bill of Rights;Constitution;United States;Independence;History;Madison;Free Speech;Amendments;Bear Arms;Amendment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ 2008-01-29 00:39:15 info@librivox.org librivoxbooks 2008-01-29 04:54:30 LibriVox Librivox recording of a public-domain text 2008-01-29 05:11:52 librivoxbooks