Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century and the gnarly fact that

and the gnarly fact that people--no matter how much you love them--are not always exactly who you want them to be

exempt from social niceties and sometimes even the law-- has run its course

from the endless pleasures of coffee to the finer points of Holocaust art

As WWII rages outside their door

Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century and the gnarly fact thatThe changing face of the liberal creed from the ancient world to today The Lost History of Liberalism challenges our most basic assumptions about a political creed that has become a rallying cry and a term of derision in today's increasingly divided public square. Taking readers from ancient Rome to today, Helena Rosenblatt traces the evolution of the words "liberal" and "liberalism," revealing the heated debates that have taken place over their