early American
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But there were countless other people, their names lost to history, who built the institutions that strengthened early American communities and promoted human flourishing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The assumption seems to be that we don’t know who he is, and many viewers probably don’t, despite his prominent place in early American letters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative, pushed back saying that even early American presidents might have qualified as "habitual drunkards" by the standards of today.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Peter Mancall, a history professor at USC, has delved into major moments of political violence in early American history, and said a lot of it stemmed from “some perception of grievance.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025
No one in the political leadership of the early American republic needed to be reminded who Catiline was.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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