Liberty and equality : the American conversation /
Liberty and equality : the American conversation /
edited by S. Adam Seagrave.
- 1 online resource (xi, 305 pages)
- American poltiical thought .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Liberty and Equality: The American Ideas; Declaration of Independence; Slavery Paragraph from Thomas Jefferson�a#x80;#x99;s Draft; Thomas Jefferson to Roger Weightman; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Author�a#x80;#x99;s Introduction to Volume I, Part 1; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 3; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 2, Chapter 1; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 2, Chapter 4; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 4, Chapter 1 Peter S. Onuf, Jefferson and Tocqueville on Liberty and Equality2. Liberty, Equality, and Constitutional Principles; Section 1. Representation and Democracy; Publius, Federalist 10; Publius, Federalist 39 (First Half); Publius, Federalist 57; Thomas Jefferson to James Madison; Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 4; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 5; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 3, Chapter 12; Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments Franklin Delano Roosevelt, �a#x80;Economic Bill of Rights�a#x80;#x9D;Ralph Ketcham, Representation and Democracy; Section 2. Federalism; Publius, Federalist 14; Publius, Federalist 15; Publius, Federalist 37; Publius, Federalist 39 (Second Half ); Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 8; Alan Gibson and James H. Read, Madisonian Federalism and the American Conversation on Liberty and Equality; Section 3. Separation of Powers; Publius, Federalist 47; Publius, Federalist 51; Publius, Federalist 71; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 2, Chapter 8 Michael P. Zuckert, The Separation of Powers3. Liberty, Equality, and Religion; John Winthrop, �a#x80;A Model of Christian Charity�a#x80;#x9D;; James Madison, �a#x80;Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments�a#x80;#x9D;; George Washington, Letter to the Annual Meeting of Quakers; Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom; Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Danbury Baptists; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 2, Chapter 9; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 2, Chapter 15; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 1, Chapter 5 Wilfred M. McClay, On Religious Liberty and Its Special Status in American Life4. Liberty, Equality, and Race; Alexander Hamilton to John Jay; Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia; Publius, Federalist 54; James Madison, Memorandum on an African Colony for Freed Slaves; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 2, Chapter 10; William Lloyd Garrison, On the Constitution and the Union; Frederick Douglass, �a#x80;What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?�a#x80;#x9D;; Seventh Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Alton, Illinois Peter C. Myers, Liberty, Equality, and Race in America�a#x80;#x99;s Republican Experiment
"This book summarizes American history as told through ideas rather than events. Adopting Tocqueville's binary view of America's political tradition--liberty and equality--Seagrave has provided readers with a penetrating analysis of these two core principles in relation to constitutional principles, religion, and race. To underscore that an understanding of the 230-year history of American political thought is crucial to the well-being of our body politic, the work gathers key primary readings and six original essays by notable scholars"--
0700621628 9780700621620
824265 MIL 22573/ctt1qkm0k4 JSTOR
Liberty.
Equality--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Freedom
Libert�e.
freedom.
HISTORY--Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)--United States
Democracy
Equality
Liberty
Politics and government
United States--History.
United States--Politics and government.
�Etats-Unis--Histoire.
�Etats-Unis--Politique et gouvernement.
United States
History
JC599.U5 / L474 2015eb
320.973.01
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Liberty and Equality: The American Ideas; Declaration of Independence; Slavery Paragraph from Thomas Jefferson�a#x80;#x99;s Draft; Thomas Jefferson to Roger Weightman; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Author�a#x80;#x99;s Introduction to Volume I, Part 1; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 3; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 2, Chapter 1; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 2, Chapter 4; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 4, Chapter 1 Peter S. Onuf, Jefferson and Tocqueville on Liberty and Equality2. Liberty, Equality, and Constitutional Principles; Section 1. Representation and Democracy; Publius, Federalist 10; Publius, Federalist 39 (First Half); Publius, Federalist 57; Thomas Jefferson to James Madison; Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 4; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 5; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 3, Chapter 12; Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments Franklin Delano Roosevelt, �a#x80;Economic Bill of Rights�a#x80;#x9D;Ralph Ketcham, Representation and Democracy; Section 2. Federalism; Publius, Federalist 14; Publius, Federalist 15; Publius, Federalist 37; Publius, Federalist 39 (Second Half ); Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 8; Alan Gibson and James H. Read, Madisonian Federalism and the American Conversation on Liberty and Equality; Section 3. Separation of Powers; Publius, Federalist 47; Publius, Federalist 51; Publius, Federalist 71; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 2, Chapter 8 Michael P. Zuckert, The Separation of Powers3. Liberty, Equality, and Religion; John Winthrop, �a#x80;A Model of Christian Charity�a#x80;#x9D;; James Madison, �a#x80;Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments�a#x80;#x9D;; George Washington, Letter to the Annual Meeting of Quakers; Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom; Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Danbury Baptists; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 2, Chapter 9; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 2, Chapter 15; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume II, Part 1, Chapter 5 Wilfred M. McClay, On Religious Liberty and Its Special Status in American Life4. Liberty, Equality, and Race; Alexander Hamilton to John Jay; Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia; Publius, Federalist 54; James Madison, Memorandum on an African Colony for Freed Slaves; Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Volume I, Part 2, Chapter 10; William Lloyd Garrison, On the Constitution and the Union; Frederick Douglass, �a#x80;What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?�a#x80;#x9D;; Seventh Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Alton, Illinois Peter C. Myers, Liberty, Equality, and Race in America�a#x80;#x99;s Republican Experiment
"This book summarizes American history as told through ideas rather than events. Adopting Tocqueville's binary view of America's political tradition--liberty and equality--Seagrave has provided readers with a penetrating analysis of these two core principles in relation to constitutional principles, religion, and race. To underscore that an understanding of the 230-year history of American political thought is crucial to the well-being of our body politic, the work gathers key primary readings and six original essays by notable scholars"--
0700621628 9780700621620
824265 MIL 22573/ctt1qkm0k4 JSTOR
Liberty.
Equality--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Freedom
Libert�e.
freedom.
HISTORY--Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)--United States
Democracy
Equality
Liberty
Politics and government
United States--History.
United States--Politics and government.
�Etats-Unis--Histoire.
�Etats-Unis--Politique et gouvernement.
United States
History
JC599.U5 / L474 2015eb
320.973.01