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The Constitution’s Deep Roots
Patrick Henry (1736–1799).
Engraving, 1896. (Courtesy of Corbis-Bettmann.)
The Constitutions of Antiquity
What had the Framers learned about the art of government in 1787? In
the first place, it must be kept in mind that the leaders of the founding
generation were steeped in classical learning. The study of Greek and