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Sources Of The American And Swiss Constitutions In Ancient Greek Political Thought, Thomas C. Gelzer
Sources Of The American And Swiss Constitutions In Ancient Greek Political Thought, Thomas C. Gelzer
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Looking for a suitable subject for the Swiss-American Historical Society within the reach of a classicist, I found the question of the Ancient Greek Sources in the American Constitution. Although not a historian, I thought that would mean treating matters of historical significance as well as of unbroken continuance of the effects of classical thinking. In addition to that the Constitution is one of the living connections which links the mighty United States of America with the tiny Swiss Confederation. But, big or small, both nations have drawn continuously vital forces from the order of life which is shaped by …