The republic.

Door: Beard, Charles Austin.

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• Uitgever: New York : Viking, 1946. 8th printing. Orig. cloth binding. xv,365 pp. Index. Dustjacket bit chipped. Owner's stamp on title-page. Conditie: very good
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• Extra informatie: - Political discussions in our times have a tendency to generate more heat than light. They stem from prejudice, private interest, unsupported conviction; they are seldom grounded in knowledge. The conversations which Charles A. Beard creates in this book are, on the whole, conducted politely, and they produce an impressive amount of posi- tive information. This, it may be, is because at least one member of the group knows what he is talking about. Among the fighting questions which the dean of American historians manages to discuss without coming to blows are the following: Is the United States, in true fact, one na- tion indivisible? -- How closely should we be bound today by the Constitution? -- What are the great contributions of Wash- ington, Jefferson, and Lincoln to American government? -- When-and where-is the United States jus- tified in using its troops? -- How far may the Federal Government go in promoting social welfare? -- What are the basic tenets of our liberty, and why are they important? -- How free is speech? -- What are the limits of religious freedom? -- Do Congress and the President fulfill today the functions established for them by the Constitution? -- Can, and should, the Supreme Court make law? -- Is our Federal Government, designed for a small agricultural society, incompetent for the needs of a great industrial nation? -- Are political parties of any use to the citizens as a whole? -- How far should government invade the domain of business? -- What part should the United States play in world affairs? -- What hope is there for the survival of American Democracy?
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