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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... EQUALITY . Three centuries ago in Providence Roger Williams practiced another belief that many Americans are still content to preach : the prin- ciple of equality , perhaps the firmest spiritual and practical foundation of democratic ...
... EQUALITY . Three centuries ago in Providence Roger Williams practiced another belief that many Americans are still content to preach : the prin- ciple of equality , perhaps the firmest spiritual and practical foundation of democratic ...
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... equality amongst men ; which is not to be denied by the law of nature , till man has resigned himself with all his rights for the sake of a civil state , and then his personal liberty and equality is to be cherished and preserved to the ...
... equality amongst men ; which is not to be denied by the law of nature , till man has resigned himself with all his rights for the sake of a civil state , and then his personal liberty and equality is to be cherished and preserved to the ...
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... equality , which is adverse to every species of subordination , besides that which arises from the difference of capacity , disposition , and virtue . It is this sense of equality which gives to every man a right to frame and execute ...
... equality , which is adverse to every species of subordination , besides that which arises from the difference of capacity , disposition , and virtue . It is this sense of equality which gives to every man a right to frame and execute ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
Colonial Government and the Rise of Liberty | 12 |
Colonial Religion and the Rise of Liberty | 36 |
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