Our Sacred Honor: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and SpeechesWilliam John Bennett In Our Sacred Honor, William J. Bennett has collected the best that has been thought and said by and about the men and women who founded America. And what a group they are: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John and Abigail Adams, and so many more that otherwise first-rate intellects such as John Dickinson, Benjamin Rush, and George Mason are relegated to the status of footnotes in the popular imagination. Not since Periclean Athens has such a small nation been led by so many larger-than-life figures. The only characteristic they shared more widely than revolutionary ardor was their talent (and inclination) for advice. Here is that advice on virtually every aspect of "the good" - good government, good relations between individuals and nations, and what it means to live a good life. The stories, songs, letters, and speeches collected in Our Sacred Honor are an inspiring celebration of American exceptionalism, produced by a collection of exceptional Americans. |
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INTRODUCTION | 15 |
LOVE AND COURTSHIP | 99 |
CIVILITY AND FRIENDSHIP | 147 |
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