A Constitutional Trilogy
Concerning our Constitutional Republic · Richard C. Lyons
Volume I
The DNA of Democracy
Volume II
Shadows of the Acropolis
Volume III
Passages through the Shadows
Volume I
How and Why our government was made
Volume II
How and Why our government has changed
Volume III
How and Why we face dangers today
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Volume I
An American Ruin takes a novel look at Democracy through a series of essays. The author visits upon democracy's rare occurrence in history — from its western origins in Athens and Rome, to its long evolutionary growth in England, and the utterly unique establishment of democracy in America.
The combined influences of the Founders' view, old-world philosophers, and a generation of rebel warrior poets brought an unprecedented nation — a combination of influences that, through an unprecedented national will, created a shining era of unprecedented glory.
These essays are works of discovery and celebration concerning the rare, the life-giving, and the fragile quality of American democracy.
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FinalistHistory General
The democracy of Athens and the republic of Rome are not merely ancient history — they are the living blueprint of every free nation that has dared to govern itself.
— Richard C. Lyons · The DNA of Democracy
Volume II
As it was with the democracy of ancient Athens, America's democracy has, over time, been subject to change — proving democracy is as fragile as it is rare. The shadows now falling over American democracy are not from obvious sources, but from age-old, unexpected ones which tend to the creation of tyranny.
Defining the causes and consequences of these changes provides the hope we may hold to restore American democracy's proper foundations. This volume discovers the threats that a growing centralized concentration of power can pose to the self-governance of a free people — and how to reverse them.
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Volume III
The final volume of this multi-award winning, critically acclaimed series. The work discloses the true state of our government through facts, commentary, and personal histories — each article a short, independent, high-impact venture into the truth surrounding where we are as a society today.
The span of context ranges from cutting-critically to academically vital, viewing the full spectrum of political thought within the context of how and why our country was founded — and the principles every citizen deserves to reclaim.
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