Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political WritingsLexington Books, 2005 - 279 páginas Woodrow Wilson's contribution to American foreign policy is well known, but his role in the development of American political thought and institutions is less recognized. In this volume, Wilson scholar Ronald J. Pestritto presents and introduces the statesman and president's seminal essays on such topics as: state theory; the idea of political liberty and the purpose of government; reform of Congress, the presidency, and political parties; and leadership in politics and administration. This collection makes available in a single volume the most relevant political speeches and writings of this important American leader. It will serve students and scholars as both useful teaching tool and invaluable reference source on the twenty-eighth president of the United States. |
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... 127 Congressional Government ( Chapter 2 and Conclusion ) 141 Constitutional Government in the United States ( Chapters 3 and 8 ) 175 " Wanted - A Party " 205 1 Part IV . Political and Administrative Leadership " Leaders of.
... 127 Congressional Government ( Chapter 2 and Conclusion ) 141 Constitutional Government in the United States ( Chapters 3 and 8 ) 175 " Wanted - A Party " 205 1 Part IV . Political and Administrative Leadership " Leaders of.
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... Constitutional Government in the United States in 1908. Wilson , of course , delivered many speeches as a candidate or officeholder , and his 1912 presidential campaign speeches were edited and put into book form in The New Freedom ...
... Constitutional Government in the United States in 1908. Wilson , of course , delivered many speeches as a candidate or officeholder , and his 1912 presidential campaign speeches were edited and put into book form in The New Freedom ...
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... constitutional- ism that animated the main tenets of Wilson's political thought . Briefly put , those tenets rest on a coupling of historical contingency with a faith in progress . Wilson believed that the human condition improves as ...
... constitutional- ism that animated the main tenets of Wilson's political thought . Briefly put , those tenets rest on a coupling of historical contingency with a faith in progress . Wilson believed that the human condition improves as ...
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... constitutional order was standing in the way of progress . In Constitutional Government , Wilson urged that the U.S. Constitution must not be interpreted as a rigid set of rules and mechanical limita- tions on government . Rather , a ...
... constitutional order was standing in the way of progress . In Constitutional Government , Wilson urged that the U.S. Constitution must not be interpreted as a rigid set of rules and mechanical limita- tions on government . Rather , a ...
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... constitutional structure of limited government , therefore , must be dis- carded because " no living thing can have its organs offset against each other , as checks , and live . " Wilson claimed that Progressives only wanted to ...
... constitutional structure of limited government , therefore , must be dis- carded because " no living thing can have its organs offset against each other , as checks , and live . " Wilson claimed that Progressives only wanted to ...
Contenido
Chapters 1 2 13 and 16 | 31 |
Christs Army | 71 |
Christian Progress | 73 |
Socialism and Democracy | 77 |
A Calendar of Great Americans | 81 |
An Address on Thomas Jefferson | 91 |
The Author and Signers of the Declaration of Independence | 97 |
Chapters 1 and 2 | 107 |
WantedA Party | 205 |
Leaders of Men | 211 |
The Study of Administration | 231 |
War Message to Congress | 251 |
Fourteen Points | 259 |
CHRONOLOGY OF WILSONS ACADEMIC WORK AND OTHER SELECTED EVENTS | 265 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 269 |
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Cabinet Government in the United States | 127 |
Chapter 2 and Conclusion | 141 |
Chapters 3 and 8 | 175 |
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