"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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... ideas when he set them down in the public prints . It was neces- sary for him to join his concerns to those of other men who were also in a position to exert leadership . Madison wanted to prove his ideas in direct contact with minds he ...
... ideas when he set them down in the public prints . It was neces- sary for him to join his concerns to those of other men who were also in a position to exert leadership . Madison wanted to prove his ideas in direct contact with minds he ...
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... ideas . An idea does not have to find its mark in the minds of large numbers of people in order to create an incentive for change . Ideas have a life of their own . They can be nourished and brought to active growth by a small number of ...
... ideas . An idea does not have to find its mark in the minds of large numbers of people in order to create an incentive for change . Ideas have a life of their own . They can be nourished and brought to active growth by a small number of ...
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... ideas of the good God , who desired to make the best of all possible worlds , but matter , fate , necessity , resisted , and would not let him complete his idea . Hence all the evil and disorder , pain , misery , and imperfection of the ...
... ideas of the good God , who desired to make the best of all possible worlds , but matter , fate , necessity , resisted , and would not let him complete his idea . Hence all the evil and disorder , pain , misery , and imperfection of the ...
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THE RESPONSIVE MEN | 1 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | 16 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON | 44 |
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