Civic Virtue and Citizenship

In this episode we explore the concepts of civic virtue and citizenship in democratic societies. Joining the conversation are: Christopher Beem, author of The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy; Richard Haass, author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens; and Lorraine Pangle, author of Reason and Character: The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.  

This program is made possible through the generous support of Citizen Travelers, the nonpartisan civic engagement initiative of Travelers.

Additional Resources

Richard Haass, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

Christopher Beem, The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy

Christopher Sheilds, "Aristotle," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Robert Pasnau, "Thomas Aquinas," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Lorraine Pangle, Reason and Character: The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy

Lorraine and Thomas Pangle, The Learning of Liberty: The Educational Ideas of the American Founders

Lorraine Pangle, The Political Philosophy of Benjamin Franklin

Scotty Hendricks, "Ben Franklin's 13 Guidelines for Living a Good Life," Big Think

Xenophon, Memorabilia

Eve Browning, "Xenophon," Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Federalist 10

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics

George Washington, First Annual Message to Congress (1790)

Adam Harris, "George Washington's Broken Dream of a National University," The Atlantic

National Constitution Center, "Lessons from Tocqueville in America," Live at the National Constitution Center

Stay Connected and Learn More

Continue the conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr.

Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly.

Please subscribe to Live at the National Constitution Center and our companion podcast We the People on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.