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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... INTERESTS . The clash of imperial policy and colonial desire for self - direction is almost always productive of the spirit of liberty . This is especially true if the policy of the parent state is conceived purely in its own interests ...
... INTERESTS . The clash of imperial policy and colonial desire for self - direction is almost always productive of the spirit of liberty . This is especially true if the policy of the parent state is conceived purely in its own interests ...
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... interest , but that he can make the common good the mark of his aim ; and hence he becomes capacitated to enter into a civil state by the law of nature ; for without this property in nature , namely , sociableness , which is for ...
... interest , but that he can make the common good the mark of his aim ; and hence he becomes capacitated to enter into a civil state by the law of nature ; for without this property in nature , namely , sociableness , which is for ...
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... interest of this dogma lies in the corollary through which ministerial supporters tried to make it palatable to colonial tastes : virtual representation . This argument was designed to silence the cry " no taxation without ...
... interest of this dogma lies in the corollary through which ministerial supporters tried to make it palatable to colonial tastes : virtual representation . This argument was designed to silence the cry " no taxation without ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
Colonial Government and the Rise of Liberty | 12 |
Colonial Religion and the Rise of Liberty | 36 |
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