Curriculum:Documents of FreedomArrow iconUnit:Citizens in CommunitiesThe Virtues Required of Citizens In a Free SocietyThe Founders thoughtShow moreDownload Lesson PlanSave to My LibraryShareExpand Key TermsKey TermsJohn Locke,Constitution,Alexis de Tocqueville,liberty,Founders Related ResourcesEssayThe Virtues Required of Citizens In a Free Society749 WordsThe Founders thought that preserving freedom through self-governing institutions required that citizens have certain virtues. However, they did not believe that government would be primarily responsible for inculcating those virtues. Government depends on these virtues.
EssayThe Virtues Required of Citizens In a Free Society749 WordsThe Founders thought that preserving freedom through self-governing institutions required that citizens have certain virtues. However, they did not believe that government would be primarily responsible for inculcating those virtues. Government depends on these virtues.