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- What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation.
On the morning after the 2016 presidential election, Thomas Ricks awoke with a few questions on his mind: What kind of nation did we now have? Is it what was designed or intended by the nation's founders? Trying to get as close to the source as he could, Ricks decided to go back and read the philosophy and literature that shaped the founders' thinking, and the letters they wrote to each other debating these crucial works—among them the Iliad, Plutarch's Lives, and the works of Xenophon, Epicurus, Aristotle, Cato, and Cicero. For though much attention has been paid the influence of English political philosophers, like John Locke, closer to their own era, the founders were far more immersed in the literature of the ancient world.
The first four American presidents came to their classical knowledge differently. Washington absorbed it mainly from the elite culture of his day; Adams from the laws and rhetoric of Rome; Jefferson immersed himself in classical philosophy, especially Epicureanism; and Madison, both a groundbreaking researcher and a deft politician, spent years studying the ancient world like a political scientist. Each of their experiences, and distinctive learning, played an essential role in the formation of the United States. In examining how and what they studied, looking at them in the unusual light of the classical world, Ricks is able to draw arresting and fresh portraits of men we thought we knew.
First Principles follows these four members of the Revolutionary generation from their youths to their adult lives, as they grappled with questions of independence, and forming and keeping a new nation. In doing so, Ricks interprets not only the effect of the ancient world on each man, and how that shaped our constitution and government, but offers startling new insights into these legendary leaders.
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John and John Quincy Adams: rogue intellectuals, unsparing truth-tellers, too uncensored for their own political good. They held that political participation demanded moral courage. They did not seek popularity (it showed). They lamented the fact that hero worship in America substituted idolatry for results; and they made it clear that they were talking about Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson. When John Adams succeeded George Washington as President, his son had already followed him into public service and was stationed in Europe as a diplomat.
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Very insightful and rewarding adding understanding
- By William on 05-12-19
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The Virginia Dynasty
- Four Presidents and the Creation of the American Nation
- By: Lynne Cheney
- Narrated by: Nan McNamara
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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A vivid account of leadership focusing on the first four Virginia presidents - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe - from the best-selling historian and author of James Madison.
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Captivating
- By Jean on 11-19-20
By: Lynne Cheney
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The Case for Nationalism
- How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free
- By: Rich Lowry
- Narrated by: Roy Worley
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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In The Case for Nationalism, Lowry explains how nationalism was central to the American Project. It fueled the American Revolution and the ratification of the Constitution. It preserved the country during the Civil War. It led to the expansion of the American nation’s territory and power, and eventually to our invaluable contribution to creating an international system of self-governing nations.
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Truth does matter !
- By CFC on 11-06-19
By: Rich Lowry
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Give Me Liberty
- A History of America's Exceptional Idea
- By: Richard Brookhiser
- Narrated by: Tony Messano
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Nationalism is inevitable: It supplies feelings of belonging, identity, and recognition. It binds us to our neighbors and tells us who we are. But increasingly - from the United States to India, from Russia to Burma - nationalism is being invoked for unworthy ends: to disdain minorities or to support despots. As a result, nationalism has become to many a dirty word.
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Extraordinary!
- By Cynthia M. Suprenant on 12-23-19
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Inventing a Nation
- Washington, Adams, Jefferson
- By: Gore Vidal
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Volumes have been written about George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but no previous work captures the intimate and vital details the way Inventing a Nation does. Vidal's consummate skill takes you into the minds and private rooms of these great men, illuminating their opinions of one another and their concerns about crafting a workable democracy.
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Reader Beware: Mixed with a political agenda
- By Robert on 09-09-04
By: Gore Vidal
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Churchill's Shadow
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- By: Geoffrey Wheatcroft
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Winston Churchill is generally considered one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, revered for his opposition to appeasement, his defiance in the face of German bombing of England, his political prowess, and his memorable speeches. He became the savior of his country, as prime minister during the most perilous period in British history, World War II, and is now perhaps even more beloved in America than in England. This revelatory book takes on Churchill in his entirety, separating the man from the myth that he so carefully cultivated.
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A few facts and a quote in context, would be nice.
- By A Blake on 01-30-22
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The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
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Was the Confederacy doomed from the start in its struggle against the superior might of the Union? Did its forces fight heroically against all odds for the cause of states’ rights? In reality, these suggestions are an elaborate and intentional effort on the part of Southerners to rationalize the secession and the war itself. Unfortunately, skillful propagandists have been so successful in promoting this romanticized view that the Lost Cause has assumed a life of its own.
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Putting down "The Great Pro-Slavery Rebellion"
- By Buretto on 07-30-18
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American Sphinx
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- By: Joseph J. Ellis
- Narrated by: Susan O'Malley
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For a man who insisted that life on the public stage was not what he had in mind, Thomas Jefferson certainly spent a great deal of time in the spotlight. Historian Joseph J. Ellis sifts the facts shrewdly from the legends and the rumors, treading a path between vilification and hero worship in order to formulate a plausible portrait of the man who still today "hover[s] over the political scene like one of those dirigibles cruising above a crowded football stadium, flashing words of inspiration to both teams".
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So: they did the DNA and … time to change appendix
- By Jamanosa on 11-03-21
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The War on History
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- By: Jarrett Stepman
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America is hopelessly divided, but more worryingly, the ideas and “mystic chords of memory” that rest at the cornerstone of our civilization and bind the generations are being severed, attacked, and forgotten. The left has set out to shatter these bonds with a war on American history - the fundamental concepts, institutions, and icons that make our country what it is. And we have failed to protect our history, allowing Hollywood, educators, and the media to rewrite the story of America. We have ignored the invaluable lessons of our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.
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Culture war, not history
- By J. Pulton on 03-08-21
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Lincoln in Private
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A deeply private man, shut off even to those who worked closely with him, Abraham Lincoln often captured “his best thoughts", as he called them, in short notes to himself. He would work out his personal stances on the biggest issues of the day, never expecting anyone to see these pieces of writing, which he’d then keep close at hand, in desk drawers and even in his top hat. The profound importance of these notes has been overlooked, because the originals are scattered across several different archives and have never before been brought together and examined as a coherent whole.
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A Good One--Highly Recommend
- By Jeffy on 04-18-23
By: Ronald C. White
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- CommentDante
- 08-13-22
Virtue Or Faction? That is the Question
An excellent story and production how the literature of Greek and Roman antiquity fired the imagination of our republic’s founders.
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- Capallpedia
- 05-13-21
US early government formatio thinking
A good understanding of the basis our leaders in our early government used to form their opinions and their actions. both good and bad it's an excellent perspective and in listening gives us a good perspective for different things that have happened in our history such as what's happening today and in each major self initiated insult we've experienced throughout our history.
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- George
- 10-10-22
This book ties them together
I’ve read dozens of books about the founding and the founding fathers, this one relates each to the others. The same can be said about the chronology of events. In so doing, it delivers many aha moments!
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- Michael
- 06-10-23
Brilliant
I really loved this book. This is a new approach to understanding the founders of our country; one I've never encountered before. That translates into I learned something new about them, about America and maybe even about me as an American. I've always had trouble with Jefferson and Adams. Jefferson because of his massive contradictions, Adams, well, because he's Adams. Now I think I understand them better. Ricks gets Washington and Madison or at least I agree with him. I don't think he understood Hamilton nearly as well. I've already read/ listened to it twice. James Lurie gives a masterful performance. Just a wonderful book!
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- PW
- 02-12-24
Outstanding
Knowing what the Framers read helps one appreciate the intent behind The Constitution — the intent behind our country.
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- Jim
- 11-18-20
Required Reading for Every Patriot
Well researched. Accessible. Presents the continuing strengths of our Constitutionand perilsof human authorityin goverment .
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- Lawrence
- 05-06-21
Brilliant book
I read the book and enjoyed it so much I listened to the audio version. The reader was excellent .
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- D Duncan
- 11-11-21
History and writing at its best
The only word I can use for this piece is Brilliant. The author presents background that I was never aware of. As author he can present comparisons as much as he would like and I enjoy his opinions. Who knew the Romans and Greeks had so much influence on our founding fathers. By the end of the book I am want for more. I will purchase the paperback because there is so much excellent information in this audible edition. By the way the narrator is EXCELLENT. The narrator makes all the difference in the world in Audible books. Thanks Thomas Ricks for this amazing piece of research.
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- Coyote
- 09-21-23
Enlightening Read
A fundamental and essential presentation in the understanding and perpetuating our American experiment!
Great research.
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- Dissector
- 01-03-21
Ruined it with the epilogue.
A fine review of the first 4 Presidents. It was ruined with partisan and bald faced insults to the current President. Like the man or not, it was unnecessary and petty.
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