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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... reasons . Most obviously , he served two terms as the twenty - eighth presi- dent of the United States , a presidency most known for its stewardship of Amer- ican involvement in World War I and for Wilson's failed attempt to sign ...
... reasons . Most obviously , he served two terms as the twenty - eighth presi- dent of the United States , a presidency most known for its stewardship of Amer- ican involvement in World War I and for Wilson's failed attempt to sign ...
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... reason that modern democracy , unlike earlier forms of democracy , is permanent . Wilson wrote that " the cardinal difference be- tween all the ancient forms of government and all the modern " is that " the demo- cratic idea has ...
... reason that modern democracy , unlike earlier forms of democracy , is permanent . Wilson wrote that " the cardinal difference be- tween all the ancient forms of government and all the modern " is that " the demo- cratic idea has ...
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... reason , unlike some other Progressives ( Herbert Croly and Theodore Roosevelt , in particular ) , Wilson was not a proponent of removing local politics from the realm of parti- sanship or even national party affiliation.60 Yet , while ...
... reason , unlike some other Progressives ( Herbert Croly and Theodore Roosevelt , in particular ) , Wilson was not a proponent of removing local politics from the realm of parti- sanship or even national party affiliation.60 Yet , while ...
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... reason of the people through the forms of the Consti- tution . Wilson made a great effort to explain that his vision of administration was much different because he believed that the quality of administration had been de- graded by ...
... reason of the people through the forms of the Consti- tution . Wilson made a great effort to explain that his vision of administration was much different because he believed that the quality of administration had been de- graded by ...
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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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