The Bradley Lecture series is made possible by a grant from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation of Milwaukee. It is a showcase for the explication of texts of great historical importance to social and political thought by eminently qualified scholars. Previous programs featured discussions on Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America by Professor Michael Kammen, Plato's Republic by Professor Martha Nussbaum, The Federalist Papers by Professor Bernard Bailyn, and Karl von Clausewitz's On War by Sir Michael Howard. Each lecturer analyzed the text, explained the circumstances of its creation, dealt with its ambiguities in treatment and historical understanding, drew out its central theses and addressed the degree to which its basic arguments remain essential today. Prosser Gifford, Library of Congress Director of Scholarly Programs, said the lecture series "has demonstrated persuasively the value of a close reading and re-reading of texts,
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