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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... separation of politics and administration . The collection concludes with two of Wilson's most famous foreign policy speeches - the " War Message to Congress " and his address on the " Fourteen Points . " A SNAPSHOT OF WILSON'S WORK ...
... separation of politics and administration . The collection concludes with two of Wilson's most famous foreign policy speeches - the " War Message to Congress " and his address on the " Fourteen Points . " A SNAPSHOT OF WILSON'S WORK ...
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... separation of powers , bicameralism , and federalism . Whereas the founders had considered these institutional mechanisms to be improved means to attain the timeless ends or " excellencies of republican government , " Wilson ob- jected ...
... separation of powers , bicameralism , and federalism . Whereas the founders had considered these institutional mechanisms to be improved means to attain the timeless ends or " excellencies of republican government , " Wilson ob- jected ...
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... separation - of - powers system , as Wilson understood it , was designed to protect the people from themselves by throwing up as many obstacles as possible to the implementation of their will . Such a system only serves to impede ...
... separation - of - powers system , as Wilson understood it , was designed to protect the people from themselves by throwing up as many obstacles as possible to the implementation of their will . Such a system only serves to impede ...
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... separation - of - powers system will lead to a situation where " the private interest of every individual may be a sentinel over the public rights . " 34 For Wilson , such a system of ambition counteracting ambition will only prevent ...
... separation - of - powers system will lead to a situation where " the private interest of every individual may be a sentinel over the public rights . " 34 For Wilson , such a system of ambition counteracting ambition will only prevent ...
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... separation of powers , Wilson put forth a series of institutional proposals designed , in one way or another , to overcome the fixed notion of politics at the heart of limited government . Wilson's institutional substitute for the ...
... separation of powers , Wilson put forth a series of institutional proposals designed , in one way or another , to overcome the fixed notion of politics at the heart of limited government . Wilson's institutional substitute for the ...
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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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