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The free and the virtuous : why the founders knew that character mattered
- Title
- The free and the virtuous : why the founders knew that character mattered / Heather Dutton Dudley.
- Author
- Dudley, Heather Dutton, 1955-
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 21-3539 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- xx, 125 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "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"--
- Alternative Title
- Why the founders knew that character mattered
- Subject
- 1783-1809
- Founding Fathers of the United States
- Character > Political aspects > History. > United States
- Social values > United States > History
- Political culture > United States > History
- Liberty
- Political culture
- Politics and government
- Social values
- United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-3539
- ISBN
- 9781793601605
- 1793601607
- LCCN
- 2020030766
- 40030227973
- OCLC
- 1164825519
- Author
- Dudley, Heather Dutton, 1955- author.
- Title
- The free and the virtuous : why the founders knew that character mattered / Heather Dutton Dudley.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1783-1809
- Other Form:
- Online version: Dudley, Heather, 1955- Free and the virtuous Lanham : Lexington Books, [2020] 9781793601612 (DLC) 2020030767
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40030227973
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-3539