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American Dialogue
by Joseph J. Ellis
Ellis puts Jefferson, Adams, Madison and Washington in conversation with today's debates on race, inequality, law and foreign policy. Short and pointed.
Read it if…
you want the Founders applied to now.
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Skip it if…
you want pure history.
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Three things you will actually use
- Argue with the Founders.
- Originalism is a choice.
- History is a dialogue.
Do this first
Read the chapter on Adams and inequality.
Our verdict
Ellis's dialogue.
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