Garland Tucker, author of the book Conservative Heroes, outline key concepts that influenced 14 leaders who helped shape America from the time of Thomas Jefferson to the age of Ronald Reagan. Tucker offered these comments during a June 29, 2015, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
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