Self-Government, the American Theme: Presidents of the Founding and Civil WarLexington Books, 20 Οκτ 2005 - 285 σελίδες 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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Σελίδα 2
... become a good citizen , and in commending autarchia to him — while carefully warning him against pushing it too far — Socrates may be said to attempt to prepare him for a decent life in the Athenian political community . Citizen self ...
... become a good citizen , and in commending autarchia to him — while carefully warning him against pushing it too far — Socrates may be said to attempt to prepare him for a decent life in the Athenian political community . Citizen self ...
Σελίδα 6
... become part of " the tissue of the mind " ( NE VII.iii ) . Unlike cleverness , phronesis or prudence is inseparable from the moral virtue of self - mastery , as it consists not only " in knowing what is right , but also in doing it ...
... become part of " the tissue of the mind " ( NE VII.iii ) . Unlike cleverness , phronesis or prudence is inseparable from the moral virtue of self - mastery , as it consists not only " in knowing what is right , but also in doing it ...
Σελίδα 11
... becomes in deracinated modern men a substitute for religious faith . " Popular sovereignty disappears ; governmental sovereignty , the leviathan venerated by modern , statist Europe , brushes the self - governing people aside.4 This is ...
... becomes in deracinated modern men a substitute for religious faith . " Popular sovereignty disappears ; governmental sovereignty , the leviathan venerated by modern , statist Europe , brushes the self - governing people aside.4 This is ...
Σελίδα 12
... become known for declaring those things from time to time . In declaring their independence — their self - government with respect to the other nations of the earth — Americans recognized certain " unalienable rights " of men as such ...
... become known for declaring those things from time to time . In declaring their independence — their self - government with respect to the other nations of the earth — Americans recognized certain " unalienable rights " of men as such ...
Σελίδα 15
... becomes clear with the next oc- currence of " self - government , " in The Federalist 51. Here Publius restates the well - known argument of The Federalist 10 : large , extended , socially hetero- geneous republics will prove superior ...
... becomes clear with the next oc- currence of " self - government , " in The Federalist 51. Here Publius restates the well - known argument of The Federalist 10 : large , extended , socially hetero- geneous republics will prove superior ...
Περιεχόμενα
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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Self-Government, The American Theme: Presidents of the Founding and Civil War Will Morrisey Περιορισμένη προεπισκόπηση - 2003 |
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Σελίδα 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.