The Concise Conservative Encyclopedia: 200 of the Most Important Ideas, Individuals, Incitements, and Institutions that Have Shaped the Movement : a Personal ViewHere, conservative insider Brad Miner takes on the challenge of defining this creed through its most influential proponents, ideas, institutions, and historical moments. In 200 brief, provocative, and accessible entries, Miner offers a panoramic survey of conservatism's origins and current trends, and shows us where the movement's future lies. Essays by respected conservative thinkers - Carnes Lord, James V. Schall, Jacob Neusner, Peter J. Stanlis, and Charles Kesler - trace developments in conservative thought from ancient times to the present. In this authoritative and broad-ranging work, Miner tackles all the major issues - economic, social, political, and spiritual. And he provides answers to our most pressing questions about conservatism: where it came from, where it is going, and why it is more popular now than ever before. |
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... democratic process , fearing that waves of contemporary passion may lead to imprudent assaults upon tradition . ( Do we really want a show of hands about the Ten Com- mandments ? ) Thus John Adams believed , " There never was a democracy ...
... democratic process , fearing that waves of contemporary passion may lead to imprudent assaults upon tradition . ( Do we really want a show of hands about the Ten Com- mandments ? ) Thus John Adams believed , " There never was a democracy ...
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... democratic republic established by the Founders , American politics - and by extension American conservatism — has had more democratic and more republican sides , the one emphasizing popular sovereignty and the other the constitutional ...
... democratic republic established by the Founders , American politics - and by extension American conservatism — has had more democratic and more republican sides , the one emphasizing popular sovereignty and the other the constitutional ...
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... democratic government ... must not be such that the people can abandon themselves to all the impulses of their passions and determine the decisions of the gov- ernment . " In this he was influenced by his countryman Mon- tesquieu ...
... democratic government ... must not be such that the people can abandon themselves to all the impulses of their passions and determine the decisions of the gov- ernment . " In this he was influenced by his countryman Mon- tesquieu ...
Contents
THE ORIGINS OF CONSERVATIVE THOUGHT | 31 |
The Jewish Tradition by Jacob Neusner | 59 |
The Christian Tradition by James V Schall S J | 93 |
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