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First Principles

Author Thomas E. Ricks discusses his latest book, Title First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country, with General James Mattis. They explore how ancient philosophers grappled with questions of independence as well as how to form and keep a new nation.

First Principles

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Author Thomas E. Ricks discusses his latest book, Title First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country, with General James Mattis. They explore how ancient philosophers grappled with questions of independence as well as how to form and keep a new nation.

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