
- 162 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Why civic virtue matters to America.
America is at a crossroad. Current public opinion surveys report that Americans believe that the country is on the wrong track, and they are broadly pessimistic about the future. Diminishing social trust, lack of civility, and promotion of individualism over community has resulted in a country that is discontented, fractious, alienated, and divided. What is happening to our American values and virtues?
Our American Founders believed that the government cannot secure the rights of individuals without a necessary moral foundation, and they were praised as examples of virtue. What were the virtues and values that were so important to the American Founders, and are they relevant today?
Focusing on the lives of these early leaders will reemphasize the importance of these virtues, and the power of their examples will teach us lessons that we can apply to the challenges we are facing today as we strive to attain the high ground.
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Table of contents
- Title
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The High Ground: George Washington at Dorchester Heights
- George Washington at the Temple of Virtue
- Abigail Adams and the Siege of Boston
- John and Abigail Adams: The Virtue of Fidelity
- Benjamin Franklin at the Cockpit
- Benjamin Rush and the Reconciliation of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
- John Quincy Adams and the Amistad Trial
- Why Civic Virtue Matters to America
- What Are the American Virtues Today?
- American Civic Virtues in the Twenty-First Century
- American Civic Virtues in the Twenty-First Century Part II
- The Road Ahead
- Index
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography