"In God We Trust": The Religious Beliefs and Ideas of the American Founding FathersNorman Cousins Harper, 1958 - 464 Seiten This book is about the religious beliefs and personal philosophies of the small company of young men who founded the new nation that called itself the United States of America. Much is known about their political ideas--but what about their own articles of faith and individual philosophies? This question has served as the basis for speculation and often conflicting theory, especially in connection with recurring issues facing the American people. This is the first time these materials have been brought together into a single source. In these pages they speak their minds; they also speak to the spiritual concerns of our own time. Norman Cousins has examined literally thousands of letters, personal diaries and official pronouncements in making the selections for this book. As part of each chapter, he has also written an essay on the education and general background of each man.--From publisher description. |
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... earth at present ; and by looking into history , I can settle in my mind a clear and a comprehensive view of the earth at its creation , of its various changes and revolutions , of its progres- sive improvement , sudden depopulation by ...
... earth at present ; and by looking into history , I can settle in my mind a clear and a comprehensive view of the earth at its creation , of its various changes and revolutions , of its progres- sive improvement , sudden depopulation by ...
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... earth ; and every tree , in which is the fruit of a tree bearing seed , to you it shall be for meat " ; and afterwards say , as is said in the second chapter , that the Lord God planted a tree in the midst of a garden , and forbade man ...
... earth ; and every tree , in which is the fruit of a tree bearing seed , to you it shall be for meat " ; and afterwards say , as is said in the second chapter , that the Lord God planted a tree in the midst of a garden , and forbade man ...
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... earth moves round the sun , is double that distance ; and the measure of the circum- ference of the orbit , taken as three times its diameter , is six hundred million miles . The earth performs this voyage in three hundred and sixty ...
... earth moves round the sun , is double that distance ; and the measure of the circum- ference of the orbit , taken as three times its diameter , is six hundred million miles . The earth performs this voyage in three hundred and sixty ...
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THE RESPONSIVE MEN | 1 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | 16 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON | 44 |
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