Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political WritingsLexington Books, 2005 - Počet stran: 279 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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Strana 6
... mistake of assuming that great individuals can transcend that environment . Contrary to the ancient notion of prudence , a statesman does not take some abstract principle of justice and apply it as best he can in a 6 Introduction.
... mistake of assuming that great individuals can transcend that environment . Contrary to the ancient notion of prudence , a statesman does not take some abstract principle of justice and apply it as best he can in a 6 Introduction.
Strana 20
... statesman " ( the public official ) .61 For Wilson , the next step for the party and selection system was to bring the politician and the statesman together into the single person of the leader . In this way , the corruption of ...
... statesman " ( the public official ) .61 For Wilson , the next step for the party and selection system was to bring the politician and the statesman together into the single person of the leader . In this way , the corruption of ...
Strana 39
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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 |
273 | |
Cabinet Government in the United States | 127 |
Chapter 2 and Conclusion | 141 |
Chapters 3 and 8 | 175 |
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Strana 14 - The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man; and we see them everywhere brought into different degrees of activity, according to the different circumstances of civil society.