Seedtime of the Republic: The Origin of the American Tradition of Political LibertyHarcourt, Brace, 1953 - 558 pages Interpretive account of; the colonial experiences and political philosophny which gave use to the American Revolution. |
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... democracy . The American democracy , like all true democracies , has been pre - eminently a constitutional democracy . The transfer of the ancient tenets of English constitutionalism to the colonies , and their conversion to colonial ...
... democracy . The American democracy , like all true democracies , has been pre - eminently a constitutional democracy . The transfer of the ancient tenets of English constitutionalism to the colonies , and their conversion to colonial ...
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... democracy this special flavor . Puritanism was not free enterprise , but some of the best Puritans were conscious ... democracy rests squarely on the assump- tion of a pious , honest , self - disciplined , moral people . For all its ...
... democracy this special flavor . Puritanism was not free enterprise , but some of the best Puritans were conscious ... democracy rests squarely on the assump- tion of a pious , honest , self - disciplined , moral people . For all its ...
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... democracy in the church rested most heavily upon its similarity to democracy in the state . Wise reversed completely the line of argument of those who had praised political democracy as a reflection of ecclesiastical democracy and had ...
... democracy in the church rested most heavily upon its similarity to democracy in the state . Wise reversed completely the line of argument of those who had praised political democracy as a reflection of ecclesiastical democracy and had ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
Colonial Government and the Rise of Liberty | 12 |
Colonial Religion and the Rise of Liberty | 36 |
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