I'm watching this in 2021. I recently read Cicero's The Republic and thought, "My goodness, Cicero was spot on, and our failure to heed classical thinkers such as he is leading to our downfall."
@JoePalau
Ай бұрын
Cicero read Aristotle, who advocated mixed constitutions. His love of Greek philosophy benefited him We owe more to Cicero for his advocacy of “the rule of law” for the norms and values yet to be fully elaborated or codified into procedural, administrative justice. In this, he is inspirational and a moving cause of our founders. His vision of the things that belong to the public and constitute the common good is our founding fathers' most significant inheritance. This inspired vision of republicanism has lost its hegemony in our oligarchic culture and with it the promise of our mixed Constitutional democracy. Our founding fathers could not foresee their successes or failures. How long Ciceronisn republicanism will endure is the open question of our day. I'm hoping for five hundred years 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@ack3145
7 жыл бұрын
De Republica was lost during the time of American Revolution and the debate over the Constitution. In fact, Adams laments the loss of the book in the preface of the Defense of the Constitution of the USA. A codex containing major fragments of the book was not found until 1819 in the Vatican Library.
@greg7384
3 жыл бұрын
Fortunately, Adams knew about the book and its ideas through quotations in other surviving works (Augustine for example).
@jeremymettler2785
Жыл бұрын
You about to see what one kept his promise to trust in God can do when stands Michael my God given name this is God's country and I stand real soon
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