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[PREMIERING at 3 PM ET] The Development of the American Mind | The American Story Episode 5

September 19, 2022
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With the Great Awakening doing major work in the American colonies, one of the most evident changes was in the minds of the people. The pastors leading the revivals began preaching the principles of limited government, practical morality, and personal liberty, effectively leading to the development of a distinctly American mind. The teaching of the…

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PREMIERING NOW: The Development of the American Mind | The American Story Episode 5

September 19, 2022
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With the Great Awakening doing major work in the American colonies, one of the most evident changes was in the minds of the people. The pastors leading the revivals began preaching the principles of limited government, practical morality, and personal liberty, effectively leading to the development of a distinctly American mind. The teaching of the…

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The Development of the American Mind | The American Story Episode 5

September 19, 2022
AmericanAmerican coloniesdiscoverdiscoveryEpoch CinemaEpochTVGreat AwakeningLive VideosThe American StoryVideo
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With the Great Awakening doing major work in the American colonies, one of the most evident changes was in the minds of the people. The pastors leading the revivals began preaching the principles of limited government, practical morality, and personal liberty, effectively leading to the development of a distinctly American mind. The teaching of the…

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William Brooks: From Western Traditions to Political Indoctrination: A Cultural History of Education

August 12, 2022
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Commentary Education forms the minds of citizens at an impressionable age. What is taught and learned in school eventually effects the life and character of a nation. Questions like who should control the schools, how education should be delivered, who should be teaching, what students should be learning, and how they should be taught have…

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Hamilton: Statesmanship at the Service of a Natural Rights Republic

January 23, 2022
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Commentary In recent years, American civic culture has suffered deep cleavages. Civil conversations have been poisoned by battles over the meaning of America’s past, and which figures we should revere—and condemn. Even America’s Founding Fathers have come under the microscope, but one—Alexander Hamilton—has been spared such judgments by the massive popularity of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s runaway…

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