As poet, statesman & pamphleteer, John Milton remains one of the singular champions of liberty in the annals of history. Even in his mediations on theology Milton strove to demonstrate that liberty of conscience is one of the inviolable rights of free peoples. In his theological writings he seeks to unite ancient philosophy & the authority of the Judeo-Christian scriptures to support the concept of free, republican government. During the crises that wracked English life & liberties during the seventeenth century, Milton's was one of the indispensable voices & pens. He published several revolutionary manifestos, two works defending regicide, & of course the famous Areopagitica, or defense of freedom of expression & the press against censorship. John Alvis has collected into a superb one-volume edition all of Milton's political writings of enduring importance. These include the entirety of Areopagitica, The Tenure of Kings & Magistrates, A Defence of the People of England, The Second Defence of the People of England, The Readie & Easie Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth & Mr. John Milton's Character of the Long Parliament. John Milton (1608-1674) was the author also of Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained & served as Latin secretary to Oliver Cromwell during the Commonwealth. John Alvis is Professor of English at the University of Dallas & the Institute for Philosophic Studies.