Virgil

The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 10: Virgil alone 0
- January 2, 2023
Participants in the ratification debates could supplement English by using Virgil’s expressions . . . Virgil gave their message more force.
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The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 2: The Founders’ education 0
- November 10, 2022
Eighteenth-century education encompassed religion, music, and English. . . . But the heart of the curriculum was made up of the Greco-Roman classics.
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The American Founders: Latin Lovers 0
- March 20, 2014
Take out a dollar bill and look on the back. There you will see the two sides of the Great Seal of the United States. Look at the left hand side—the circle with the pyramid. Above the pyramid is a representation of the Eye of Providence—of God. Above the eye is the phrase, Annuit coeptis.
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