"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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... answer , and say , " Trouble me not : the door is now | shut , and my children are with me in bed ; I cannot rise and give thee . ' " I say unto you , " Though he will not rise and give him , because he is his friend ; yet because of ...
... answer , and say , " Trouble me not : the door is now | shut , and my children are with me in bed ; I cannot rise and give thee . ' " I say unto you , " Though he will not rise and give him , because he is his friend ; yet because of ...
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... answer to all these questions in the words of my text : ' He who feareth God and worketh righteousness , shall be accepted of Him . ” ' Allegiance to the Creator and Governor of the Milky - Way , and the Nebulae , and benevolence to all ...
... answer to all these questions in the words of my text : ' He who feareth God and worketh righteousness , shall be accepted of Him . ” ' Allegiance to the Creator and Governor of the Milky - Way , and the Nebulae , and benevolence to all ...
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... answer , the lawfulness of war , in certain cases , was inferred from those Divine positive institutions which ... answered their purpose as types of the great Sacrifice , etc. , they ceased . The punishment for murder has undergone no ...
... answer , the lawfulness of war , in certain cases , was inferred from those Divine positive institutions which ... answered their purpose as types of the great Sacrifice , etc. , they ceased . The punishment for murder has undergone no ...
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THE RESPONSIVE MEN | 1 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | 16 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON | 44 |
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