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In 1805, after a career participating in both the American and French revolutions, the swashbuckling international adventurer Francisco de Miranda approached the then president Thomas Jefferson, seeking US support for a military expedition to liberate his home country of Venezuela from Spanish rule. He appealed to Jefferson as a fellow American revolutionary, emphasising their shared hopes for the hemisphere, by quoting him Virgil: The last great age foretold by sacred rhymes, Renews its finished course; Saturnian times, Roll round again, and mighty years began, From this first orb, in radiant...

In August 1755, George Washington had been made commander in chief of Virginia’s colonial forces. A year later, ...

On Feb. 22, his birthday, we honor a great American artist.

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. The Stoicism of George Washington How the first U.S. President was influenced by the Stoics.   George Washington, known for his exemplary self-discipline and mental composure, is a figure in whom many see the influence of Stoicism. Unlike some of the other Founding Fathers, he lacked a classical education. Nevertheless, according to Eliot Morison’s The Young Man Washington (1932), Wa...