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First principles, what America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our country, Thomas E. Ricks

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-369) and index

collective biography

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First principles

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Thomas E. Ricks

what America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our country

Examines how the educations of America's first four presidents, and in particular their scholarly devotion to ancient Greek and Roman classics, informed the beliefs and ideals that shaped the nation's constitution and government

1st principles