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“Those Noble Qualities”: Classical Pseudonyms as Reflections of Divergent Republican Value Systems

During the trial years under the Federal Constitution, some political observers contributed to the national discourse by employing one of the period’s most ambitious and creative ornaments: the classical pseudonym. Cloaked behind these ancient disguises, commenters added a historically nuanced layer to their arguments that enlisted the ubiquitous gravity of the classical past.[1] These signatures […]

by Shawn David McGhee