On the Rise of the Presidents
The world we live in - it is one that is permeated by innumerable axioms, veracities, principles, and aphorisms that have all collectively come to characterize our civilization and her development throughout the millennia. So much so, that when one reflects back upon the history of our civilization and the many principles and Civic Virtues that shape the world today - they can almost appear to be a given - an inherently codified verity of civil society, often leading us to forget that the Civic Virtues of our Republic today were once but a frivolous idea in the minds of a few brave men. These principles - Separation of Powers, Inalienable Rights of man, Civil Liberties, the Popular Mandate, Separation of Church and State, Active Internal Improvements, the Duties of Government in relations to a Civilization, the primacy of Merit, and a well-managed Social Safety Net - all of which have become widely accepted cornerstones of any functional Democracy, that we so often forget the fact that not only did it require the steadfast efforts of our Ancestors in the spirit and tradition of Republicanism to solidify them. But beyond these movements; which have been covered by innumerable historical analysis’, that it is often forgotten that it was the personal experiences of these figures - these titans of history - that fostered the very desire for reform within the mind of the individual that led to the movements and virtues that have shaped our Republic as the worlds foremost Democracy.
Therefore, it shall be our objective throughout this journey to understand, gauge, and internalize the Early Lives, Political Experiences, and the Rise of the Presidents of the United States - how they developed their political opinions and views, how they emerged on the political scenes, and the movements which they Championed and the moments that characterized them before they rose to Prominence in National Politics. In order to understand not only the moments that shaped them, but the path they took in their early lives, and how it coincided with the evolution of the American Nation-State and the advancement of Republicanism.