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Revolution to Come: Dan Edelstein on Thinking About Revolution...and History

Historically Thinking

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Classical Influences on Revolutionary Thought

This chapter contrasts the American and French Revolutions, focusing on the impact of classical thinkers like Polybius on the American founders. It examines how their interpretation of classical republicanism and English constitutionalism shaped the foundational structures of American governance.

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