"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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... happiness or welfare cannot be indifferent to me I need not tell you that I was most sensibly affected by your letter of the 20th of January . Yes , my dear sir , I sincerely condole with you the loss of a worthy , amiable and valuable ...
... happiness or welfare cannot be indifferent to me I need not tell you that I was most sensibly affected by your letter of the 20th of January . Yes , my dear sir , I sincerely condole with you the loss of a worthy , amiable and valuable ...
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... happiness and misery , pleasure and pain . This freedom of choice and action , united with conscience , neces- sarily implies a responsibility to a lawgiver and to a law , and has a necessary relation to right and wrong , to happiness ...
... happiness and misery , pleasure and pain . This freedom of choice and action , united with conscience , neces- sarily implies a responsibility to a lawgiver and to a law , and has a necessary relation to right and wrong , to happiness ...
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... happiness to a thoughtful mind , or any assurance of happiness hereafter . It is the duty of man to obtain all the knowledge he can , and then make the best use of it . TO MR . MOORE , OF NEW YORK , COMMONLY CALLED BISHOP MOORE I have ...
... happiness to a thoughtful mind , or any assurance of happiness hereafter . It is the duty of man to obtain all the knowledge he can , and then make the best use of it . TO MR . MOORE , OF NEW YORK , COMMONLY CALLED BISHOP MOORE I have ...
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THE RESPONSIVE MEN | 1 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | 16 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON | 44 |
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