Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political WritingsLexington Books, 2005 - 279 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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... Liberty and the Scope and Ends of Government " Socialism and Democracy " 77 " A Calendar of Great Americans " 81 " An Address on Thomas Jefferson " 91 " The Author and Signers of the Declaration of Independence " 97 The New Freedom ...
... Liberty and the Scope and Ends of Government " Socialism and Democracy " 77 " A Calendar of Great Americans " 81 " An Address on Thomas Jefferson " 91 " The Author and Signers of the Declaration of Independence " 97 The New Freedom ...
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... liberty and the purpose of government , which includes his progressive rein- terpretation of the political theory of the American founding in essays on Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence , as well as some of his campaign ...
... liberty and the purpose of government , which includes his progressive rein- terpretation of the political theory of the American founding in essays on Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence , as well as some of his campaign ...
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... Liberty and the Power of the State Because the state is simply the instrument of society's will for development , Wilson wrote that it is both " beneficent " and " indispensable . " Its regulatory power is not a potential threat to ...
... Liberty and the Power of the State Because the state is simply the instrument of society's will for development , Wilson wrote that it is both " beneficent " and " indispensable . " Its regulatory power is not a potential threat to ...
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... liberty , and property , as some have supposed . " 23 There is no permanent principle that mandates the protection of private property ; it may be regulated by the state to varying degrees , depending upon the particular his- torical ...
... liberty , and property , as some have supposed . " 23 There is no permanent principle that mandates the protection of private property ; it may be regulated by the state to varying degrees , depending upon the particular his- torical ...
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... liberty , in what they will seek their happiness . . . . In brief , political liberty is the right of those who are governed to adjust the government to their own needs and interests.29 The form of liberty is left to the discretion of ...
... liberty , in what they will seek their happiness . . . . In brief , political liberty is the right of those who are governed to adjust the government to their own needs and interests.29 The form of liberty is left to the discretion of ...
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Chapters 1 2 13 and 16 | 31 |
Christs Army | 71 |
Christian Progress | 73 |
Socialism and Democracy | 77 |
A Calendar of Great Americans | 81 |
An Address on Thomas Jefferson | 91 |
The Author and Signers of the Declaration of Independence | 97 |
Chapters 1 and 2 | 107 |
WantedA Party | 205 |
Leaders of Men | 211 |
The Study of Administration | 231 |
War Message to Congress | 251 |
Fourteen Points | 259 |
CHRONOLOGY OF WILSONS ACADEMIC WORK AND OTHER SELECTED EVENTS | 265 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 269 |
273 | |
Cabinet Government in the United States | 127 |
Chapter 2 and Conclusion | 141 |
Chapters 3 and 8 | 175 |
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