In Search of the Republic: Public Virtue and the Roots of American GovernmentRowman & Littlefield, 1987 - 269 pages When In Search of the Republic was originally published in 1987, scholarly interpretations of the concept of virtue in the American founding were considered peripheral to mainstream political theory. Since then, the authors' arguments that public virtue, civic responsibility, and private morality were at the heart of the Founding Fathers' political thought is now accepted by a growing number of contemporary political theorists. This revised edition includes a new preface that places In Search of the Republic within the context of contemporary debates over the role of virtue and religion in early American political discourse. This is a superb introduction for students and scholars interested in learning about the moral, political, and constitutional theories of the Founding Fathers. |
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... Spirit that is above them ? It is this which gathers them together , that by its inspiration they may draw breath again , and be united in the bond of common aspirations : the Spirit of God accomplishing , what human nature failed to do ...
... Spirit that is above them ? It is this which gathers them together , that by its inspiration they may draw breath again , and be united in the bond of common aspirations : the Spirit of God accomplishing , what human nature failed to do ...
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... spirit which actuates the people of America - a spirit which nourishes free- dom , and in return is nourished by it . " ' 91 Finally , Madison reasoned that in a large republic the traditional bane of past republics - factions of ...
... spirit which actuates the people of America - a spirit which nourishes free- dom , and in return is nourished by it . " ' 91 Finally , Madison reasoned that in a large republic the traditional bane of past republics - factions of ...
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... spirit " was at least a contributor to the rise of the " commer- cial spirit in the colonies , " and , as a concomitant , helped provide a foundation for the rise of an energetic , stubborn , and forward- looking middle class , which ...
... spirit " was at least a contributor to the rise of the " commer- cial spirit in the colonies , " and , as a concomitant , helped provide a foundation for the rise of an energetic , stubborn , and forward- looking middle class , which ...
Contents
Public Virtue and | 1 |
The Metamorphosis of the Idea of Virtue | 45 |
Civil Religion and Republican Government | 89 |
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