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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... Once he became president of Princeton in 1902 , Wilson's scholarly writing came to an end , although he gave several im- portant lectures and addresses . Of these , the series of lectures he delivered at Co- lumbia University in 1907 ...
... Once he became president of Princeton in 1902 , Wilson's scholarly writing came to an end , although he gave several im- portant lectures and addresses . Of these , the series of lectures he delivered at Co- lumbia University in 1907 ...
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... once to serve and to supplement social development . " Wilson even conceded his admiration for certain aspects of socialist government , which aims " to bring the individual with his special interests , personal to himself , into ...
... once to serve and to supplement social development . " Wilson even conceded his admiration for certain aspects of socialist government , which aims " to bring the individual with his special interests , personal to himself , into ...
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... once the choice of the party and of the nation . " The president " is the only party nominee for whom the whole nation votes . . . . No one else represents the people as a whole , exercising a national choice . " The president is the ...
... once the choice of the party and of the nation . " The president " is the only party nominee for whom the whole nation votes . . . . No one else represents the people as a whole , exercising a national choice . " The president is the ...
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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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