"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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... spirit is , a living , active substance , sometimes , if not always , intelligent . Morals are no qualities of matter ; nor , as far as we know , of simple spirit or simple intelligence . Morals are attributes of spirits only when those ...
... spirit is , a living , active substance , sometimes , if not always , intelligent . Morals are no qualities of matter ; nor , as far as we know , of simple spirit or simple intelligence . Morals are attributes of spirits only when those ...
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... spirit of the times . I doubt whether the people of this country would suffer an execution for heresy , or a three years imprisonment for not compre- hending the mysteries of the Trinity . But is the spirit of the people an infallible ...
... spirit of the times . I doubt whether the people of this country would suffer an execution for heresy , or a three years imprisonment for not compre- hending the mysteries of the Trinity . But is the spirit of the people an infallible ...
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... spirit was performed by the kings , sachems , and warriors , as among the ancient Germans whose highest rank of nobility were priests . The worship of the evil spirit , ̓Αθανάτους μὲν πρῶτα θέους νόμῳ ὡς διάκειται τίμα . We have war now ...
... spirit was performed by the kings , sachems , and warriors , as among the ancient Germans whose highest rank of nobility were priests . The worship of the evil spirit , ̓Αθανάτους μὲν πρῶτα θέους νόμῳ ὡς διάκειται τίμα . We have war now ...
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THE RESPONSIVE MEN | 1 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | 16 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON | 44 |
Urheberrecht | |
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