The Disposition of Power II
During the pre-Revolutionary period, the theory of politics that emerged leaned on the principle what laid at the rear of each political act, the definitive reason of political debate was none other than the disposition of power. The keenness of the perceptions colonists had with the challenge was they...
The Disposition of Power I
There was a time, not so long ago, when knowledge of classical authors was common among the people,both young and old regardless of the level of formal education, of the United States. From elementaryschool, through to college, even private tutors or independent readers, Americans became familiar withnumerous ancient authors...
Rights Natural or Manmade? Section II. Part III
The Origin of Rights (Human); a Roman Perspective; Cicero had a substantial impact, both direct and indirect, on key post-Renaissance thinkers likeJohn Locke, David Hume, and Jean Jacques Montesquieu, and through these writers, his thoughts andvery phrases touched America’s founding generations. Even Thomas Jefferson explicitly honored Ciceroas one of...