Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution

Enhance your understanding and appreciation of how our nation was founded in Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution. Professor Thomas L. Pangle reveals the viewpoints from both sides of the argument, and in the process provides you with deep insights into the political philosophies of some of our nation's greatest founding fathers, including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Patrick Henry. You'll discover that beneath the rhetorical flourishes of the longest and most profound civic argument in our nation's history lies a civics lesson that deserves to endure for all time.

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