Seeds of Liberty: The Genesis of the American Mind - Paperbackby Max Savelle (Author) The Seeds of Liberty: The Genesis of the American Mind by Max Savelle is a comprehensive exploration of the intellectual origins of American political thought. The book traces the roots of American political philosophy back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, and then follows the development of these ideas through the Enlightenment and the American Revolution. Savelle argues that the American idea of liberty was not simply a