This book is for people who want to make better use of that mushy stuff between their ears. It is for intellectually-minded people (students and others) who want to develop their intellectual potential, enhance their intellectual awareness and so be better able to participate in one of the greatest quests of all - the quest for freedom.

From the Magna Carta to The Matrix, this book is designed to give young intellectuals a firm foundation in the language, stories, characters and ideas of freedom.