In Search of the Republic: Public Virtue and the Roots of American GovernmentWhen 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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... Constitutional history . I. Bryner , Gary C. , 1951- . II . Title . JA84.U5V47 1995 172'.2'0973 - dc20 95-26078 ISBN 0-8476-8173-4 ( pbk . : alk . paper ) Printed in the United States of America TM The paper used in this publication ...
... Constitutional history . I. Bryner , Gary C. , 1951- . II . Title . JA84.U5V47 1995 172'.2'0973 - dc20 95-26078 ISBN 0-8476-8173-4 ( pbk . : alk . paper ) Printed in the United States of America TM The paper used in this publication ...
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... Constitutional history . I. Bryner , Gary C. , 1951- . II . Title . JA84.U5V47 1995 172'.2'0973 - dc20 95-26078 ISBN 0-8476-8173-4 ( pbk .: alk . paper ) Printed in the United States of America T TM The paper used in this publication ...
... Constitutional history . I. Bryner , Gary C. , 1951- . II . Title . JA84.U5V47 1995 172'.2'0973 - dc20 95-26078 ISBN 0-8476-8173-4 ( pbk .: alk . paper ) Printed in the United States of America T TM The paper used in this publication ...
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... Constitution came along about a century later , although it was not until the 1820s under Jacksonian populism that the political structure began to take on a shape that would be somewhat meaningful to a casually interested American ...
... Constitution came along about a century later , although it was not until the 1820s under Jacksonian populism that the political structure began to take on a shape that would be somewhat meaningful to a casually interested American ...
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... Constitutional eras were " moral sense , " its expression in " virtue , " and the " genius of the people . " These were descriptive terms , widely understood at that time , and frequently employed by the Founders , the writers of ...
... Constitutional eras were " moral sense , " its expression in " virtue , " and the " genius of the people . " These were descriptive terms , widely understood at that time , and frequently employed by the Founders , the writers of ...
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... Constitution — while vitally important , rested on a foundation of virtue . Structure was not sufficient to guarantee self- government . Process was not enough to check the ambition , greed , corruption , and factionalism that the ...
... Constitution — while vitally important , rested on a foundation of virtue . Structure was not sufficient to guarantee self- government . Process was not enough to check the ambition , greed , corruption , and factionalism that the ...
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