A recurrent theme in the life of Charles Carroll is the union of liberty and virtue. How does a Republic preserve virtue? What happens when public virtue declines?
Any thoughts?
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Bill,
You raise the fundamental question here which Carroll most definitely confronted and still we confront today. It is the question from the Greek city-state and the Roman Empire and I suppose many great cultures throughout history.
Being just half-way through *American Cicero* I will reserve more full comments until later, but it is worth noting the many similarities between the era of the founders of our nation and our current struggles. I’m finding this to be one of the most striking features of the book.