Father Past and Child Nation: The Romantic Imagination and the Origins of the American Civil War |
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... conservatives assured them that indeed they were still young and new by suggesting that they did not • need to leave ... conservative orators moved in both of these directions , but they did not believe that their goals were ...
... conservatives assured them that indeed they were still young and new by suggesting that they did not • need to leave ... conservative orators moved in both of these directions , but they did not believe that their goals were ...
Page 101
... conservatives would reach them through their hearts and souls . They would teach men not how to get rich but " how to live and how to die ! " 25 Thus the conservatives sought to attain through cul- ture what they could not attain ...
... conservatives would reach them through their hearts and souls . They would teach men not how to get rich but " how to live and how to die ! " 25 Thus the conservatives sought to attain through cul- ture what they could not attain ...
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... conservatives attempted to dominate American consciousness by teaching Americans that they were a family , an institution which dictated not only roles but morality . In this family the founders would assume the role of the fathers ...
... conservatives attempted to dominate American consciousness by teaching Americans that they were a family , an institution which dictated not only roles but morality . In this family the founders would assume the role of the fathers ...
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