The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when the new nation was formed. Robert Ferguson's trenchant interpretation yields new understanding of this pivotal period for American culture. |
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Page xi
... dangers of inappropriate application always remain with us . My own use , however , reaches for another reality . Whatever the dangers , the imposition of the present on the past is unavoidable- -so unavoidable that it is well for ...
... dangers of inappropriate application always remain with us . My own use , however , reaches for another reality . Whatever the dangers , the imposition of the present on the past is unavoidable- -so unavoidable that it is well for ...
Page 102
... dangers ; and to persuade them immediately , vigorously , and unani- mously , to exert themselves , in the most firm ... danger , above all , the need for a heightened response - these urgencies are changing the meaning and the direction ...
... dangers ; and to persuade them immediately , vigorously , and unani- mously , to exert themselves , in the most firm ... danger , above all , the need for a heightened response - these urgencies are changing the meaning and the direction ...
Page 148
... danger of " doctrine [ that ] would subvert the very foundation of all written constitutions " and that " reduces to nothing " the Federal Constitution . Americans must listen because Marshall's answer to that doctrine will touch " the ...
... danger of " doctrine [ that ] would subvert the very foundation of all written constitutions " and that " reduces to nothing " the Federal Constitution . Americans must listen because Marshall's answer to that doctrine will touch " the ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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