▁held ▁power ). ▁Country ▁party ▁re lied ▁heavily ▁on ▁the ▁classical ▁republic an ism ▁of ▁Roman ▁her itage ; ▁it ▁celebrated ▁the ▁ide als ▁of ▁duty ▁and ▁virt uous ▁citizens hip ▁in ▁a ▁republic . ▁It ▁drew ▁heavily ▁on ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁city - state ▁and ▁Roman ▁republic an ▁examples . ▁ ▁The ▁Country ▁party ▁round ly ▁den ounced ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁surrounding ▁the ▁" court " ▁party ▁in ▁London ▁cent ering ▁on ▁the ▁royal ▁court . ▁This ▁approach ▁produced ▁a ▁political ▁ide ology ▁Americans ▁called ▁" rep ublic an ism ", ▁which ▁was ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁America . by ▁ 1 7 7 5 . ▁ ▁" Rep ublic an ism ▁was ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁political ▁conscious ness ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁Revolution ary ▁generation ." ▁J . G . A . ▁P oc ock ▁explained ▁the ▁intellectual ▁sources ▁in ▁America : ▁ ▁Revolution ary ▁Republican ism ▁was ▁centered ▁on ▁limit ing ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁gre ed . ▁V irt ue ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁ut most ▁importance ▁for ▁citizens ▁and ▁represent atives . ▁Revolution aries ▁took ▁a ▁less on ▁from ▁ancient ▁Rome , ▁they ▁knew ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁lux ury ▁that ▁had ▁destroyed ▁the ▁Empire . ▁A ▁virt uous ▁citiz en ▁was ▁one ▁that ▁ignored ▁mon et ary ▁compens ation ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁resist ▁and ▁er ad icate ▁cor ruption . ▁The ▁Republic ▁was ▁sacred ; ▁therefore ▁it ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁served ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁a ▁truly ▁representative ▁way , ▁ign oring ▁self - inter est