Keeping the Tablets: Modern American Conservative ThoughtWilliam F. Buckley (Jr.), Charles R. Kesler |
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... tion . " For Burke , that is to say , the moral law is eternal and universal , though men cannot , because of their limited reason , apprehend it di- rectly . The moral law does , however , acquire concrete existence and so may be ...
... tion . " For Burke , that is to say , the moral law is eternal and universal , though men cannot , because of their limited reason , apprehend it di- rectly . The moral law does , however , acquire concrete existence and so may be ...
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... tion to each . Now , if it means the first of these things , then all it calls for is the impartial enforcement of existing laws - existing laws , we must add , however unjust or inequitable those laws may be . If it means the second ...
... tion to each . Now , if it means the first of these things , then all it calls for is the impartial enforcement of existing laws - existing laws , we must add , however unjust or inequitable those laws may be . If it means the second ...
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... tion of Independence is the central document of our political tradition , not because of any trick played by Abraham Lincoln , but because it is the most eloquent , as well as the most succinct , statement of the political teaching of ...
... tion of Independence is the central document of our political tradition , not because of any trick played by Abraham Lincoln , but because it is the most eloquent , as well as the most succinct , statement of the political teaching of ...
Contents
Preface by William F Buckley Jr | 1 |
You Ever See a Dream Walking? by William | 19 |
The Quest for a Tradition | 37 |
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