The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 10: Virgil Alone
by Rob Natelson The previous (ninth) essay in this series identified three Roman poets quoted by participants in the constitutional debates of 1787–1790—Ovid, Horace, and Virgil. The essay explained why ...
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The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 9: Virgil and Other Poets
by Rob Natelson Ovid, Horace, and Virgil As noted in the second installment, the reverse side of the dollar bill reproduces the Great Seal of the United States. On the ...
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