Locke, Jefferson, and the Justices -- Foundations and Failures of the USG : Foundations and Failures of the US Government.

By: Stephens, George MContributor(s): Gingrich, NewtMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Algora Publishing, 2002Copyright date: ©2002Description: 1 online resource (224 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781892941404Subject(s): Civil rights -- United States | Constitutional history -- United States | Law -- Political aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Locke, Jefferson, and the Justices -- Foundations and Failures of the USG : Foundations and Failures of the US GovernmentDDC classification: 342.73/029 LOC classification: KF4541 -- .S693 2002ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- LOCKE, JEFFERSON and the JUSTICES: -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN RIGHTS -- 2. JOHN LOCKE: FOUNDER OF THE FOUNDERS -- 3. LOCKE ON EDUCATION AND RRELIGIOUS TOLERANCE -- 4. JEFFERSON: LOCKE'S DISCIPLE -- 5. JEFFERSON, LOCKE, AND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE -- 6. LOCKE IN THE CONSTITUTION -- 7. ADOPTION AND RATIFICATION -- 8. OUR BILL OF RIGHTS -- 9. JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON -- 10. JEFFERSON'S MINIMALIST GOVERNMENT -- 11. THE ERA OF SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS -- 12. THE PROGRESSIVES -- 13. FROM LOCHNER TO MRS. DOLAN: THE 20th CENTURY -- 14. HOW WE LOST RIGHTS, IN A FOOTNOTE -- 15. LOCKE MAKES A COMEBACK -- 16. THE REGULATION REBELLION -- 17. THE VOLUNTEERS -- 18. TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS -- 19. LOCKE'S IDEAS STILL WORK -- ENDNOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index.
Summary: The rule of law is essential to a free society. In this book, Stephens makes the important argument that a law that shifts with the tides of time and public sentiment is a recipe for tyranny. - Clint Bolick, Institute for Justice, Washington, DC. The mo.
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Intro -- LOCKE, JEFFERSON and the JUSTICES: -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN RIGHTS -- 2. JOHN LOCKE: FOUNDER OF THE FOUNDERS -- 3. LOCKE ON EDUCATION AND RRELIGIOUS TOLERANCE -- 4. JEFFERSON: LOCKE'S DISCIPLE -- 5. JEFFERSON, LOCKE, AND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE -- 6. LOCKE IN THE CONSTITUTION -- 7. ADOPTION AND RATIFICATION -- 8. OUR BILL OF RIGHTS -- 9. JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON -- 10. JEFFERSON'S MINIMALIST GOVERNMENT -- 11. THE ERA OF SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS -- 12. THE PROGRESSIVES -- 13. FROM LOCHNER TO MRS. DOLAN: THE 20th CENTURY -- 14. HOW WE LOST RIGHTS, IN A FOOTNOTE -- 15. LOCKE MAKES A COMEBACK -- 16. THE REGULATION REBELLION -- 17. THE VOLUNTEERS -- 18. TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS -- 19. LOCKE'S IDEAS STILL WORK -- ENDNOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index.

The rule of law is essential to a free society. In this book, Stephens makes the important argument that a law that shifts with the tides of time and public sentiment is a recipe for tyranny. - Clint Bolick, Institute for Justice, Washington, DC. The mo.

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