Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts That Guided Our First President in War and Peace
George Washington
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As a young man, George Washington admired and copied into a notebook 110 rules for civil behaviour originating in a Jesuit textbook. This list remained with him throughout his life, offering guidance and inspiration. It is presented here, along with commentary on the lost art of self-discipline.
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Richard Brookhiser, senior editor of the National Review and a columnist for the New York Observer, is the author of Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington; Alexander Hamilton, American; and America’s First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735–1918.
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Title: Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts That ...
Publisher: Univ of Virginia Pr
Publication Date: 2003
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