Cultivate friends you disagree with, as well as those with whom you agree, because together you’ll locate the soft spot in your own thinking and find common ground to build on.

– Robert P. George

Although both my grandfathers encountered ethnic prejudice, they viewed this as an aberration – a failure of some Americans to live up to the nation’s ideals. America in their eyes was a land of unsurpassed blessing. It was a nation of which they were proud and happy to become citizens.

– Robert P. George

People who are aware that they are making contestable assumptions are much more likely to recognize that reasonable people of goodwill can, in fact, disagree — even about matters of profound human and moral significance.

– Robert P. George

Meet Robert P. George

American legal scholar, political philosopher, and public intellectual, Robert P. George serves as the sixth McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University.

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Upcoming Events

The Episcopal Diocese of Texas Clergy Conference

October 25 – October 26 | Houston, TX

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Center For Christian Virtues Forum

November 11 | Toledo, OH

Professor George to Address the Florida University System Trustee Summit

November 3 | Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Latest Writings

Robert P. George is author or co-author of more than 500 articles and books.

Articles & Essays

Roe Will Go

Published Date: September 10, 2021

By Robert P. George Let me offer a prediction, free of any face-saving hedge: Next year, the Supreme Court will hold that there is no constitutional right to elective abortions. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case pending before the court, it will return the issue to the states for the first time in […]

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Books

Mind, Heart, and Soul: Intellectuals and the Path to Rome

Published Date: October 31, 2018

In a series of fascinating interviews, a cradle Catholic (Robert P. George) and an adult convert (R. J. Snell), offer the stories of sixteen converts, each a public intellectual or leading voice in their respective fields, and each making a significant contribution to the life of the Church. Mind, Heart, and Soul is a Surprised […]

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Music

A West Virginia native, Robby George is a blue grass banjo and guitar player, often combining his “picking” with conversation to both entertain and educate his audiences.

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Multimedia

Robert P. George has appeared on numerous reputable talk shows, often speaking with or debating men and women across the proverbial aisle, to provide his opinions of topics of national concern.

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Cornel West and Robert George Assembly at St. Mark’s School

Published Date: October 8, 2021 | Source: St. Mark's School of Texas

On Friday, October 8, St. Mark’s welcomed back two world-renowned intellectuals for a lesson in civil discourse. Professors Cornel West and Robert George spent several hours on campus, meeting with students and presenting a special Upper School Assembly on “Truth-Seeking, Democracy, and Freedom of Thought and Expression.”

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