The Lost Soul of American Politics
Author | : John P. Diggins |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 1986-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226148779 |
ISBN-13 | : 0226148777 |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Lost Soul of American Politics written by John P. Diggins and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1986-08-15 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lost Soul of American Politics is a provocative new interpretation of American political thought from the Founding Fathers to the Neo-Conservatives. Reassessing the motives and intentions of such great political thinkers as Madison, Thoreau, Lincoln, and Emerson, John P. Diggins shows how these men struggled to create an alliance between the politics of self-interest and a religious sense of moral responsibility—a tension that still troubles us today.