...separate fashion; yet there is one quality which we must bring to the solution of every problem—that is, an intense and fervid Americanism. We shall never...has been described as the patriotism of the village, 16 the patriotism of the belfry. Politically, the indulgence of this spirit was the chief cause of...

...elements of the body politic. — Ibid. Patriotism We do not wish, in politics, in literature, or ^ ar*;, to develop that unwholesome parochial spirit, that...patriotism of the village, the patriotism of the belfry. . . . The patriotism of the village or the belfry is bad, but the lack of all patriotism is even worse....

...Americanism to sustain us in wrong-doing. But we must never let our contempt for these TRUE AMERICANISM. Hi men blind us to the nobility of the idea which they...produces what has been described as the patriotism of the villag< 16 IV HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. the patriotism of the belfry. Politically, the indulgence...

...American, and proud beyond measure of the glorious privilege of bearing it. There are two or three sides of the question of Americanism, and two or three senses...has been described as the patriotism of the village. Politically, the indulgence of this spirit was the chief cause of the calamities which befell the ancient...

...Civil War or in the War with Spain. It was the Americanism that Roosevelt spoke about when he said: "We wish to be broadly American and national as opposed...has been described as the patriotism of the village. ' ' It was this Americanism that President Wilson had in mind when he said: "We shall be the more American...

...sectional. We do not wish, in politics, in literature, or in art, to develop that unwholesome parochial is spirit, that over-exaltation of the little community...chief cause of the calamities which befell the ancient 20 republics of Greece,0 the mediaeval republics of Italy,0 and the petty States of Germany0 as it...

...largely been fought out in the North." He decried attempts in literature as in politics to develop an "unwholesome, parochial spirit, that over-exaltation...patriotism of the village, the patriotism of the belfry." He had no pa* "The Letters of Archie Butt." Doubleday, Page & Company. [48] tience with talk of a Northern...

...Americanism that was available to all who gained admittance, but that required a wholehearted embrace: "We do not wish, in politics, in literature, or in...been described as the patriotism of the village." A crucial means toward Americanization was continued support for the public school system: "We stand...

...politics, in literature, or in art, to develop that unwholesome parochial spirit, that over- exaltation of the little community at the expense of the great...patriotism of the village, the patriotism of the belfry" ("True Americanism" 51-52). As we trace regionalism's interest in anti-imperialism in various ways...

...vigorous, generous, and continuing spirit that embraced not only government but civil society as well: "We do not wish, in politics, in literature, or in...little community at the expense of the great nation." An avowed admirer of Alexander Hamilton, Roosevelt associated liberty with strength, and weakness as...