Six Characters in Search of a Republic: Studies in the Political Thought of the American ColoniesRevised version of Part II of [the author's] Seedtime of the Republic. |
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Page 189
... faith in the teachings of Locke and Wollaston was like his faith in the teachings of Jesus . They were " true , certain , and universal , ” not to be improved upon and certainly not to be fretted over . They were the pikes and cutlasses ...
... faith in the teachings of Locke and Wollaston was like his faith in the teachings of Jesus . They were " true , certain , and universal , ” not to be improved upon and certainly not to be fretted over . They were the pikes and cutlasses ...
Page 235
... faith . It “ worked well , " and that was enough for him . Yet any political scientist who attempts to fix with finality the place of conciliation and com- promise in the American tradition will be well advised to study Franklin's ...
... faith . It “ worked well , " and that was enough for him . Yet any political scientist who attempts to fix with finality the place of conciliation and com- promise in the American tradition will be well advised to study Franklin's ...
Page 254
... faith was as " national " as it was " democratical . " He was one of the few men in America unafraid to use both of these adjectives in public . Another example of Franklin's progress toward an ever purer democratic faith was his change ...
... faith was as " national " as it was " democratical . " He was one of the few men in America unafraid to use both of these adjectives in public . Another example of Franklin's progress toward an ever purer democratic faith was his change ...
Contents
Apostle of Soul Liberty | 35 |
A Star of the First Magnitude | 79 |
Herald of Revolution | 116 |
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