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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 21 MIN

What the Founders believed about the Common Good

from Ave Maria in the Afternoon Segments · host Dr. Marcus Peter

The Founding Fathers believed the common good consisted in securing a community in which individuals could fulfill their natural duties, duties to God and to their families and to their fellow man. We look at how they expressed this vision with Dr. Phillip Munoz.Further ReadingReligious Liberty and the American FoundingThe Founders and the Common GoodGuest InfoVincent Phillip Muñoz is the Tocqueville Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com

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