Stevens sees three crises in American judicial statesmanship. The first was the crisis of the founding. The well being of the country was subjected to grave danger, culminating in the crisis of the Civil War, and a refoundation was required. During the mid twentieth century The United States faced the possibility of destruction, World War II, and the finding of malfeasance of the nation in the office of the president. The constant excitement of contest with antagonists makes it difficult to say whether the current crisis of the Supreme Court is merely a continuation or a whole new...
Stevens sees three crises in American judicial statesmanship. The first was the crisis of the founding. The well being of the country was subjecte...
This book focuses on the political thought of American statesmen. These statesmen have had consistent and comprehensive views of the good of the country and their actions have been informed by those views. The editors argue that political life in America has been punctuated by three great crises in its history--the crisis of the Founding, the crisis of the House Divided, and the crisis of the Great Depression.
The Second World War was a crisis not just for America but for the whole of Western Civilization and, in the wake of that war, a new crisis arose which came to be called the...
This book focuses on the political thought of American statesmen. These statesmen have had consistent and comprehensive views of the good of the co...
