Gordon S. Wood, Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815

Virtue became less the harsh and martial self-sacrifice of antiquity and more the modern willingness to get along with others for the sake of peace and prosperity.

Gordon S. Wood, Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815

Virtue became less the harsh and martial self-sacrifice of antiquity and more the modern willingness to get along with others for the sake of peace and prosperity.