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Civic and Moral Virtues, the American Way

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Civic and Moral Virtues, the American Way
Raphael's 'The School of Athens.' Raphael via Wikimedia Commons
Will Morrisey
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In declaring their independence from Great Britain, Americans famously asserted their unalienable rights. Much less conspicuously, but no less tellingly, they listed 10 moral responsibilities consonant with those rights.

Will Morrisey
Will Morrisey
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Will Morrisey is professor emeritus of politics at Hillsdale College and editor of Will Morrisey Reviews, an online book review publication. He is author of "Self-Government, The American Theme: Presidents of the Founding and Civil War" (2003).
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