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The Heart of the Declaration
Steve Pincus
其他書名
The Founders' Case for an Activist Government
出版Yale University Press, 2016-01-01
主題History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)Law / ConstitutionalPolitical Science / American Government / NationalPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
ISBN03002161819780300216189
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FTn2DAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋An eye-opening, meticulously researched new perspective on the influences that shaped the Founders as well as the nation's founding document

From one election cycle to the next, a defining question continues to divide the country's political parties: Should the government play a major or a minor role in the lives of American citizens? The Declaration of Independence has long been invoked as a philosophical treatise in favor of limited government. Yet the bulk of the document is a discussion of policy, in which the Founders outlined the failures of the British imperial government. Above all, they declared, the British state since 1760 had done too little to promote the prosperity of its American subjects. Looking beyond the Declaration's frequently cited opening paragraphs, Steve Pincus reveals how the document is actually a blueprint for a government with extensive powers to promote and protect the people's welfare. By examining the Declaration in the context of British imperial debates, Pincus offers a nuanced portrait of the Founders' intentions with profound political implications for today.