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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... expressed and improved itself . It may be quite misleading to speak about " the colonial mind . " Although there was ... expression of the intellect or spirit , remembering always that ideas cannot be considered apart from the ...
... expressed and improved itself . It may be quite misleading to speak about " the colonial mind . " Although there was ... expression of the intellect or spirit , remembering always that ideas cannot be considered apart from the ...
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... expressed in a body of doctrine but in an attitude of mind . And the core of this attitude , the prime rule of action for man in search of God , was the fundamental right of " private judgment . " Did I say , we have a right to judge ...
... expressed in a body of doctrine but in an attitude of mind . And the core of this attitude , the prime rule of action for man in search of God , was the fundamental right of " private judgment . " Did I say , we have a right to judge ...
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... expressed by such thinkers as Luther , James I , and Filmer , and which were to be just as bluntly expressed by Boucher and Leonard on the eve of the Revolution . Instead he asserted the citizen's right not only to ignore and disobey ...
... expressed by such thinkers as Luther , James I , and Filmer , and which were to be just as bluntly expressed by Boucher and Leonard on the eve of the Revolution . Instead he asserted the citizen's right not only to ignore and disobey ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
Colonial Government and the Rise of Liberty | 12 |
Colonial Religion and the Rise of Liberty | 36 |
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