The free and the virtuous : why the founders knew that character mattered
2020
973.30922 D847 2020
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Title
The free and the virtuous : why the founders knew that character mattered
Variant Title
Why the founders knew that character mattered
Published
Lanham : Lexington Books, 2020.
Description
xx, 125 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
973.30922 D847 2020
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1164825519
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-122) and index.
Contents: Words About a Word -- The Four-Note-Chord of Liberty -- The American Creed -- The Classical Roots of Virtue -- Greek Eleutheria and Roman Liberatas -- Two Paths to Virtue: Religion and Reason -- Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Moderation -- Virtue or Rights? -- More Need of Masters -- Liberty: The Box With the False Bottom -- Mourning Virtue.
L2020G53
Author's husband Thomas Underwood Dudley II is a member of the VA Society.
"For the American founding fathers, good character was not just important to the survival of liberty, it was the load bearing central pillar. Today this is no longer true. Good character doesn't matter. The author examines why and how this complete abandonment of the founders' value system came about"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Words About a Word -- The Four-Note-Chord of Liberty -- The American Creed -- The Classical Roots of Virtue -- Greek Eleutheria and Roman Liberatas -- Two Paths to Virtue: Religion and Reason -- Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Moderation -- Virtue or Rights? -- More Need of Masters -- Liberty: The Box With the False Bottom -- Mourning Virtue.
L2020G53
Author's husband Thomas Underwood Dudley II is a member of the VA Society.
"For the American founding fathers, good character was not just important to the survival of liberty, it was the load bearing central pillar. Today this is no longer true. Good character doesn't matter. The author examines why and how this complete abandonment of the founders' value system came about"--Provided by publisher.
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