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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... necessary to assem- ble a multitude of photocopies from various places in order to allow students ac- cess to his many relevant writings and speeches . The selections in this volume come from a desire to remedy this defect and are drawn ...
... necessary to assem- ble a multitude of photocopies from various places in order to allow students ac- cess to his many relevant writings and speeches . The selections in this volume come from a desire to remedy this defect and are drawn ...
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... of problems such as faction became less necessary and increasingly unjust . Ulti- mately , the problem of faction is solved not by permanently limited government but by history itself . History brings a unity of 2 Introduction.
... of problems such as faction became less necessary and increasingly unjust . Ulti- mately , the problem of faction is solved not by permanently limited government but by history itself . History brings a unity of 2 Introduction.
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... necessary in order to survive . The vari- ous major races of the world were " progressive " in this way , and government had its historical foundation in the progress of these races . Wilson's understanding of the manner in which ...
... necessary in order to survive . The vari- ous major races of the world were " progressive " in this way , and government had its historical foundation in the progress of these races . Wilson's understanding of the manner in which ...
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... necessary evil that poses a potential threat to society . Wilson asserted that government " is no more an evil than is society itself . It is the organic body of society : without it society would be hardly more than a mere abstraction ...
... necessary evil that poses a potential threat to society . Wilson asserted that government " is no more an evil than is society itself . It is the organic body of society : without it society would be hardly more than a mere abstraction ...
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... necessary to keep the government from tyrannizing over the people . He identified the " theo- retical basis " of the division as individualism versus state power , a basis that is no longer applicable in the modern epoch.36 As Wilson ...
... necessary to keep the government from tyrannizing over the people . He identified the " theo- retical basis " of the division as individualism versus state power , a basis that is no longer applicable in the modern epoch.36 As Wilson ...
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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