60-Second Civics: Episode 5216, The Roman Republic: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 13
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The Roman Republic was the ancient society that exercised the greatest influence on the American Founders. Historians during the founding era thought that the Roman Republic had done the best job of promoting the common good; that is, doing what was best for the society as a whole.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5216, The Roman Republic: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 13