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Brave fellows: cultural explanations of the American Revolution do justice neither to history nor to America.

From: National Review  |  Date: 7/14/1997  |  Author: Brookhiser, Richard

Those who fought in the American Revolution demonstrated the qualities of honor, courage, and belief in ideals. However, John O'Sullivan in his book 'After Reaganism' seems to believe that the ideals demonstrated during the war were a product of the culture of the time.

IF conservatives could have read John O'Sullivan's "After Reaganism" a year sooner, Bob Dole might be President, Newt Gingrich might have been a good Speaker, and Jack Kemp might have been a good speaker. It seems churlish ...

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