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This publication provides a reasonably revisionist historical past of the good books proposal anchored within the following events and struggles: battling anti-intellectualism, advocating for the liberal arts, allotting cultural capital, and selling a public philosophy, anchored in mid-century liberalism, that fostered a shared civic culture.

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