Political Thought in America: An AnthologyMichael B. Levy Dorsey Press, 1982 - 474 pages |
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... republic was and no man ever did , or ever will ; a republic may signify anything , everything , or noth- ing . " Even if Adams had trouble defining a republic , it is nevertheless true that for many Americans the notion of what ...
... republic was and no man ever did , or ever will ; a republic may signify anything , everything , or noth- ing . " Even if Adams had trouble defining a republic , it is nevertheless true that for many Americans the notion of what ...
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... republic , far too large for simple face - to - face politics . The populace would contain a growing plurality of interests , both economic and social , unlike that of a smaller state which would be more likely homogeneous or comprised ...
... republic , far too large for simple face - to - face politics . The populace would contain a growing plurality of interests , both economic and social , unlike that of a smaller state which would be more likely homogeneous or comprised ...
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... republic are : first , the del- egation of the government , in the latter , to a small number of citizens elected by the rest : secondly , the greater number of citizens and greater sphere of country over which the lat- ter may be ...
... republic are : first , the del- egation of the government , in the latter , to a small number of citizens elected by the rest : secondly , the greater number of citizens and greater sphere of country over which the lat- ter may be ...
Contents
PART II | 25 |
A View of the Causes and Consequences of the American Revolution 17631775 | 55 |
Letter to James Madison 1787 Thomas Jefferson | 108 |
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