The American cause /

Kirk, Russell.

The American cause / Russell Kirk ; edited with a new introduction by Gleaves Whitney. - Wilmington, Del. : ISI Books, 2002. - xxii, 169 p. ; 20 cm.

Originally published: Chicago : H. Regnery Co., 1957.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-164) and index.

Ignorance : a dangerous luxury -- The need for principles -- Moral principle : the nature of man -- Moral principle : church and state -- Political principle : ordered liberty -- Political principle : the federal republic -- Economic principle : the free economy -- Economic principle : American economic accomplishment -- Anti-American claims -- The American answer -- Afterword : "The American Achievement" / Gleaves Whitney.

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National characteristics, American.
Social values--United States.


United States--Civilization.
United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.

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