Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political WritingsLexington Books, 6. 6. 2005. - 268 страница Woodrow Wilson's contribution to American foreign policy is well known, but his role in the development of American political thought and institutions is less recognized. In this volume, Wilson scholar Ronald J. Pestritto presents and introduces the statesman and president's seminal essays on such topics as: state theory; the idea of political liberty and the purpose of government; reform of Congress, the presidency, and political parties; and leadership in politics and administration. This collection makes available in a single volume the most relevant political speeches and writings of this important American leader. It will serve students and scholars as both useful teaching tool and invaluable reference source on the twenty-eighth president of the United States. |
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... forces at work which she did not dream of in her hopeful youth . " 25 The problem was that America had not changed its old forms , or " processes of popular government , ” and as a result the old constitutional order was standing in the ...
... forces at work which she did not dream of in her hopeful youth . " 25 The problem was that America had not changed its old forms , or " processes of popular government , ” and as a result the old constitutional order was standing in the ...
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... force of history had been bringing about a national unity of pub- lic will ; the American nation had arrived at a point of fundamental agreement about politics or political justice , or was at least in the final stages of doing so ...
... force of history had been bringing about a national unity of pub- lic will ; the American nation had arrived at a point of fundamental agreement about politics or political justice , or was at least in the final stages of doing so ...
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... is why it is wrong to limit the president with the traditional checks of the Con- stitution . The president is “ the unifying force in our complex system ” and must not be relegated to managing only one branch of it.55 18 Introduction.
... is why it is wrong to limit the president with the traditional checks of the Con- stitution . The president is “ the unifying force in our complex system ” and must not be relegated to managing only one branch of it.55 18 Introduction.
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... force of parties . Parties excel , Wilson explained , at a unified mastery of de- tail and personnel , or , as he described it , in “ their control of the little tides that eventually flood the great channels of national action . " 59 ...
... force of parties . Parties excel , Wilson explained , at a unified mastery of de- tail and personnel , or , as he described it , in “ their control of the little tides that eventually flood the great channels of national action . " 59 ...
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... force of history . In his essay " Leaders of Men , " Wilson suggested that a good leader is not so much concerned with simply figuring out what the public will is and using government to implement it . Rather , the leader is a ...
... force of history . In his essay " Leaders of Men , " Wilson suggested that a good leader is not so much concerned with simply figuring out what the public will is and using government to implement it . Rather , the leader is a ...
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