Keeping the Tablets: Modern American Conservative ThoughtWilliam F. Buckley (Jr.), Charles R. Kesler |
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... Party System The American party system has been criticized on four main grounds : ( 1 ) the parties do not offer the electorate a choice in terms of fundamental principles ; their platforms are very similar and mean next to nothing ...
... Party System The American party system has been criticized on four main grounds : ( 1 ) the parties do not offer the electorate a choice in terms of fundamental principles ; their platforms are very similar and mean next to nothing ...
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... Parties " Responsible " Some think that the American party system can be reformed without changing its nature essentially . Several years ago , a Committee on Parties of the American Political Science Association proposed making certain ...
... Parties " Responsible " Some think that the American party system can be reformed without changing its nature essentially . Several years ago , a Committee on Parties of the American Political Science Association proposed making certain ...
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... party and the masses " is a chapter by itself . Only the Party can have knowledge of the anticipated future and the road leading there . The masses , caught up in the present and its concerns , cannot sufficiently detach themselves from ...
... party and the masses " is a chapter by itself . Only the Party can have knowledge of the anticipated future and the road leading there . The masses , caught up in the present and its concerns , cannot sufficiently detach themselves from ...
Contents
Preface by William F Buckley Jr | 1 |
You Ever See a Dream Walking? by William | 19 |
The Quest for a Tradition | 37 |
Copyright | |
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