Self-Government, the American Theme: Presidents of the Founding and Civil WarLexington Books, 2005 M10 20 - 285 páginas Americans introduced themselves to the world by declaring their independence. They recognized that their "unalienable rights" were secured by institutionalized government that derives its just powers from the consent of the governed. In Self-Government, The American Theme, Will Morrisey defines the concept of self-government and tracks its permutations in the ardent writings of key American presidents. He shows how the transition to a more powerful national state was managed on political soil where "self-government" was not an indigenous crop. Morrisey considers the genesis of "self-government" in the political thought of the founding U.S. presidents, comparing their understanding of the term with that of President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate States of America President, Jefferson Davis. In this text Morrisey aptly demonstrates how the regime of the founders was replaced by a much more statist regime during the Civil War. He offers salient interpretations of the writings of the key presidents of founding and civil war periods, and interpretations centered on the key word, "self-government". This book is an essential contribution to the understanding of early American history and politics. |
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... slavery , remain real possibilities in human life . When I began teaching Aris- totle's Politics to first - year political science students , I had to work hard to convince them of this . Aristotle moves quickly to a discussion of slavery ...
... slavery , remain real possibilities in human life . When I began teaching Aris- totle's Politics to first - year political science students , I had to work hard to convince them of this . Aristotle moves quickly to a discussion of slavery ...
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... slavery . Tyrants and empires want more for them- selves , and in attempting to get it such dry those who might help them . Caught in this contradiction , Callicles cannot answer , but can only sulk , his eros and thumos frustrated by ...
... slavery . Tyrants and empires want more for them- selves , and in attempting to get it such dry those who might help them . Caught in this contradiction , Callicles cannot answer , but can only sulk , his eros and thumos frustrated by ...
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... slavery , as slaves were not citizens . " It is not to be believed that any society would self- consciously arrange for the possibility of its own destruction , " which is ex- actly what the colonists of the southern states would have ...
... slavery , as slaves were not citizens . " It is not to be believed that any society would self- consciously arrange for the possibility of its own destruction , " which is ex- actly what the colonists of the southern states would have ...
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... slaves . Call this second kind of reason ' practi- cal ' or ' prudential ' reason . 9 How exactly does reason , understood in this double sense , rule ? For this I shall finally turn in subsequent chapters to the political thought of ...
... slaves . Call this second kind of reason ' practi- cal ' or ' prudential ' reason . 9 How exactly does reason , understood in this double sense , rule ? For this I shall finally turn in subsequent chapters to the political thought of ...
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... slavery , and the relation between the state and national governments . In the American regime , where sovereignty is popular , this relation was viewed as one especially heavy with dangers . Can a people somehow unite rationally in a ...
... slavery , and the relation between the state and national governments . In the American regime , where sovereignty is popular , this relation was viewed as one especially heavy with dangers . Can a people somehow unite rationally in a ...
Contenido
SelfGovernment and the American Father George Washington | 29 |
SelfGovernment and the Fiery Spirit John Adams | 55 |
SelfGovernment as Natural Right Thomas Jefferson | 91 |
The Coherence of the Idea of SelfGovernment in the Political Thought of the Founding Presidents | 129 |
PRESIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR | 135 |
SelfGovernment and the Antebellum Era Crisis of the Self Divided | 137 |
SelfGovernment and Secession Jefferson Davis | 149 |
What Is the New Birth of Freedom? Abraham Lincoln | 177 |
Davis and Lincoln Compared | 207 |
SelfGovernment The American Theme | 211 |
Endnotes | 219 |
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About the Author | |
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Self-Government, The American Theme: Presidents of the Founding and Civil War Will Morrisey Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
Self-government, the American Theme: Presidents of the Founding and Civil War Will Morrisey Vista de fragmentos - 2004 |
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Página 12 - All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God.