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 . And their arguments proved in time to be fully convertible to democratic currency . The colonial assemblies , like the dissenting churches , were influential chools of American political thought . The system under which ...
... democracy . And their arguments proved in time to be fully convertible to democratic currency . The colonial assemblies , like the dissenting churches , were influential chools of American political thought . The system under which ...
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... democratic to the core , emphasizing brotherly love , mutual aid and comfort , pacifism , justice for all on equal terms , rejection of priestly authority , and complete religious individualism . The good Quaker , who centered his ...
... democratic to the core , emphasizing brotherly love , mutual aid and comfort , pacifism , justice for all on equal terms , rejection of priestly authority , and complete religious individualism . The good Quaker , who centered his ...
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... democratic uses . The provincial assembly of the eighteenth century was the workshop in which the colonists hammered out the tools of liberty . The Whig gentle- men who filled the benches in each assembly - and few of them thought of ...
... democratic uses . The provincial assembly of the eighteenth century was the workshop in which the colonists hammered out the tools of liberty . The Whig gentle- men who filled the benches in each assembly - and few of them thought of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
Colonial Government and the Rise of Liberty | 12 |
Colonial Religion and the Rise of Liberty | 36 |
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