The States. The Bill of Rights applies mostly to the federal government, so citizens were not protected from the statesâ encroaching on their civil liberties. The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, protects citizens against state infringements of the rights and liberties guaranteed in the Constitution.ivil liberties protect us from government power. They are rooted in the Bill of Rights, which limits the powers of the federal government. The government cannot take away the freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights, and any action that encroaches on these liberties is illegal.
Dr. Hawkins is a Professor of Leadership at Henley Business School, is the Emeritus Chairman of Bath Consultancy Group, the Chairman of Renewal Associates, and a leading consultant, coach, writer and researcher.
< Back to Map. John Hawkins was born in England in about 1718, and immigrated to Virginia in 1743 with three of his sisters. In 1744 he married Mary Langford, daughter of Col. Thomas Langford . The couple eventually settled in Hanover County, Virginia. Hawkins was said to be a third or fourth generation descendant of Admiral Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595), the famed ship architect, explorer, and battle strategist who served as vice admiral at the 1588 defeat of the Spanish Armada.