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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Page 156
... representative governments of their adopted colonies was that they were not representative enough . The Germans were inclined to be politically passive ; their major contribution to the coming democracy was the support they brought to ...
... representative governments of their adopted colonies was that they were not representative enough . The Germans were inclined to be politically passive ; their major contribution to the coming democracy was the support they brought to ...
Page 336
... representative of an overwhelming colonial opinion . Samuel Adams wrote to the colony's agent in 1765 : We are far however from desiring any Representation there , because we think the Colonies cannot be equally and fully represented ...
... representative of an overwhelming colonial opinion . Samuel Adams wrote to the colony's agent in 1765 : We are far however from desiring any Representation there , because we think the Colonies cannot be equally and fully represented ...
Page 445
... representative and nonhereditary . Not only is simple democracy - government by the people directly - impractical in any community larger than a New England town or Swiss canton , but history demonstrates that representatives of the ...
... representative and nonhereditary . Not only is simple democracy - government by the people directly - impractical in any community larger than a New England town or Swiss canton , but history demonstrates that representatives of the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
Colonial Government and the Rise of Liberty | 12 |
Colonial Religion and the Rise of Liberty | 36 |
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