David French - American Renewal Ep. 97
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American Political Philosophy Is Rooted in the Hebraic Revolution of the Renaissance
David French: American political philosophy is rooted historically, conceptually, intellectually in the Hebraic revolution of the Renaissance. People start to actually read the Bible and encounter the text itself as a whole for the first time during that period. Thomas Paine famously accused by John Adams of basically plagiarizing large stretches of common sense from John Milton's scholarship when he wrote "The Declaration of Independence" In an interview with The Daily Discussion, David French offers his advice on how Americans can renew their political philosophical vitality.
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