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The Free and the Virtuous: Why the Founders Knew that Character Mattered

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Full Title:

The Free and the Virtuous: Why the Founders Knew that Character Mattered

Contributors:
ISBN:

9781793601629

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Lexington Books

Publication Date:

10th May 2022

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Professional and Scholarly

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Civics and citizenship

Dewey:

973.30922

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

162

Dimensions:

Width 154mm, Height 220mm, Spine 11mm

Weight:

231g

Description

What did liberty mean to the American founding fathers It was not just about limited government, protecting rights, and leaving people free to live their own definition of a good life. It was to be a movement toward the highest of human flourishing. A new genus of liberty had taken root here in the fresh American soil, and there was a special somethinga moral disciplinethat was inherent in the American character that would allow it to thrive. Above all, real liberty was dependent upon good character. The new nation had barely gotten any traction, however, when the founders ideal of a liberty based upon virtue began to lose its luster. Over time, liberty gradually became more about rights and less about the responsibility to be good. Character no longer matters, and we dont seem to mourn the loss

Reviews

The Free and The Virtuous is a great research tool for anyone studying the American Founding. The relatively short chapters/essays would make great reading in an educational setting to introduce students to the concepts of character, virtue and liberty as they were understood by the American Founders.

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Heather Dudley is a teacher.

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