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Governing The New Republic

How We Became America: The Untold Story

The idea of Civic Virtue was central to the Founders' vision for the new republic. It meant that leaders would truly be servants of the people, putting their own interests aside for the good of the nation. But was it an ideal that could be lived up to? A question that’s just as relevant today as it was in 1776. (Runtime 2:35)

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How We Became America, Revolutionary War Leaders
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