American Republicanism: Roman Ideology in the United States Constitution
- ISBN-10
- 0814780059
- ISBN-13
- 9780814780053
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 349
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-09
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Author
- Mortimer N. Sellers
Description
Comparing the writings and speeches of the founding fathers with the authors they read, studied, and imitated, Sellers identifies the central tenets of American republicanism and demonstrates that the Constitution is firmly rooted in classical Roman concepts of law and philosophy. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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