Words of the founding fathers : selected quotations of Franklin, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton, with sources / compiled and edited by Steve Coffman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coffman, Steven.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Founding Fathers of the United States--Quotations.

Founding Fathers of the United States.

National characteristics, American--Quotations, maxims, etc.

National characteristics, American.

Quotations, American.

United States--Politics and government--Philosophy--Quotations, maxims, etc.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783--Quotations, maxims, etc.

United States--Politics and government--1783-1865--Quotations, maxims, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text collects quotations, passages and documents attributed to America's six essential founders. Topics covered include liberty, religion, revolution, republican government, the constitution, education, commerce, class, war and peace, and the disenfranchised (slaves, Native Americans and women). Each of the book's quotations is sourced and quoted fully enough for the reader to discern its historical and philosophical context.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Part One-Independence; 1. Liberty; 2. Religion; Part Two-A New Kind of Government; 3. Confederation to Republic; 4. The Constitution; 5. Government; 6. Education; 7. Property, Commerce, and Class; 8. War and Peace; 9. Political Parties; 10. ""A Nation of Laws, Not Men""; Part Three-The Unenfranchised; 11. Slavery; 12. ""Forgotten Founders""-The Native Americans; 13. Women; Part Four-The Founders on Each Other; 14. Founders on Each Other; 15. Jefferson and Hamilton; 16. Adams and Jefferson; Appendix: Important Documents

1. Albany Plan of Union, Benjamin Franklin (1754)2. "A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law," John Adams (1765); 3. "Thoughts on Government," John Adams (1776); 4. Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson (1776); 5. Articles of Confederation (1781); 6. "Notes on the Articles of Confederation," Thomas Jefferson, from His Autobiography (1821); 7. Alexander Hamilton, Letter to Governor George Clinton (On the Right and Necessity of the Federal Government to Tax) (February 24, 1783)

8. "Vices of the Political System of the United States" (Articles of Confederation vs. Federal Constitution), James Madison (1787)9. James Madison, Letter to Edmund Randolph (April 8, 1787); 10. Benjamin Franklin, Letter to Benjamin Vaughan (March 14, 1785); 11. "Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments," James Madison; 12. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, Thomas Jefferson (Adopted January 16, 1786); 13. Constitution of the United States (ratified June 21, 1788; First Ten Amendments (Bill of Rights) ratified November 3, 1791)

14. Proposed Bill of Rights, James Madison (1789)15. Federalist Paper No. 51, Alexander Hamilton or James Madison (1788); 16. Federalist Paper No. 78, Alexander Hamilton (1788); 17. Alexander Hamilton, Letter to Colonel Edward Carrington (Detailing the Depth of His Disagreement with Jefferson and Sense of Betrayal by Madison) (May 26, 1792); 18. "Helvidius No. I," James Madison (August 24, 1793); 19. "Political Observations," James Madison (1795); 20. George Washington's Farewell Address, September 17, 1796; 21. Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Elbridge Gerry (January 26, 1799)

22. Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Samuel Kercheval ("The Mother Principle"), July 12, 1816Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-53934-9

9786613851796

0-7864-8500-0

OCLC:

806039883