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The people who inspired the Founding Fathers

Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the other Founding Fathers get the credit for our nation’s founding principles. But where did they get their ideas from? Historian Marilynne Robinson joins guest host John McCaa for a look at the people and events that shaped the men who shaped America. Her essay, “One Manner of Law: The Religious Origins of American Liberalism,” appears in Harper’s magazine.