89 - A Manual for Greatness — with Johnny Burtka

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An interview with Johnny Burtka, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He is a graduate of Hillsdale College, and his most recent book is titled “Gateway to Statesmanship—Selections from Xenophon to Churchill”.

In this episode:

The Mirrors for Princes tradition
Obstacles as a Ladder to Greatness
The Potency of Xenophon’s ‘Education of Cyrus’
The Leadership Qualities of Cyrus
The Complex Enduring Power of Cicero’s ‘On Duties’
Cultivating Greatness of Soul and the Magnitudo Animi of Churchill
Machiavelli as Practitioner, not Political Philosopher
Where should an 18-year old dedicate himself to?
Washington’s Farewell Address as a Beautiful Political Text

Books Mentioned:

Gateway to Statesmanship—Selections from Xenophon to Churchill by Johnny Burtka
Education of Cyrus by Xenophon
On Duties by Cicero
The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley by Jimmy Soni
Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts

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