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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... faith to match and justify this fact , and of the uses to which other men , themselves products of this environment , put this inherited faith in their hour of need and decision . I have thought it important to tell this story because ...
... faith to match and justify this fact , and of the uses to which other men , themselves products of this environment , put this inherited faith in their hour of need and decision . I have thought it important to tell this story because ...
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... faith in the judgment of the people was not completely uncritical , but it was a faith on which he was willing to act.86 One example was the manner in which Franklin refused to abandon the tenets of radical Whiggery , but rather refined ...
... faith in the judgment of the people was not completely uncritical , but it was a faith on which he was willing to act.86 One example was the manner in which Franklin refused to abandon the tenets of radical Whiggery , but rather refined ...
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... faith , like the appeal to arms it supported , was therefore surprisingly sober . It would seem useful to end this long journey through early American thought by summing up the faith that guided the minds and raised the spirits of the ...
... faith , like the appeal to arms it supported , was therefore surprisingly sober . It would seem useful to end this long journey through early American thought by summing up the faith that guided the minds and raised the spirits of the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
Colonial Government and the Rise of Liberty | 12 |
Colonial Religion and the Rise of Liberty | 36 |
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