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1278 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2013
In one way, the project attempted in this book is distinctly helpful to the goals of political liberalism, for it shows over and over again that, and how, real people of many different religions and other identities may be brought together around a common set of values through the power of art and symbol.
How could the idea of e pluribus unum ever be real? The arts provide a large part of the answer. Their allure invites real people to join together, where without public poetry they might have remained apart.