"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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... interest our minds in the support of the teachers who inculcate them . Hence , for one sermon on a moral subject ... interests of society require the observation of those moral precepts only in which all religions agree ( for all forbid ...
... interest our minds in the support of the teachers who inculcate them . Hence , for one sermon on a moral subject ... interests of society require the observation of those moral precepts only in which all religions agree ( for all forbid ...
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... interest , or rather self - love , or egoism has been more plausibly substituted as the basis of morality . But I consider our relations with others as constituting the boundaries of morality . With ourselves we stand on the ground of ...
... interest , or rather self - love , or egoism has been more plausibly substituted as the basis of morality . But I consider our relations with others as constituting the boundaries of morality . With ourselves we stand on the ground of ...
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... interest could determine a man to generous actions ? It is as impossible for him to love what is good for the sake of good , as to love evil for the sake of evil . " The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist , had he intended ...
... interest could determine a man to generous actions ? It is as impossible for him to love what is good for the sake of good , as to love evil for the sake of evil . " The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist , had he intended ...
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THE RESPONSIVE MEN | 1 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | 16 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON | 44 |
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