Locke, Jefferson, and the Justices: Foundations and Failures of the US GovernmentArguing that there is an unbroken political-philosophical line running through John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, and Newt Gingrich, the author explores how some of Locke's ideas have showed up in different forms throughout American history. In a rather scattershot manner, he touches upon how some of the |
Contents
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FOUNDER OF THE FOUNDERS | 29 |
3 LOCKE ON EDUCATION AND RRELIGIOUS TOLERANCE | 35 |
LOCKES DISCIPLE | 43 |
5 JEFFERSON LOCKE AND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | 53 |
6 LOCKE IN THE CONSTITUTION | 61 |
7 ADOPTION AND RATIFICATION | 75 |
12 THE PROGRESSIVES | 119 |
THE 20th CENTURY | 125 |
14 HOW WE LOST RIGHTS IN A FOOTNOTE | 139 |
15 LOCKE MAKES A COMEBACK | 149 |
16 THE REGULATION REBELLION | 157 |
17 THE VOLUNTEERS | 165 |
18 TRICKLEDOWN ECONOMICS | 171 |
19 LOCKES IDEAS STILL WORK | 183 |
8 OUR BILL OF RIGHTS | 79 |
9 JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON | 85 |
10 JEFFERSONS MINIMALIST GOVERNMENT | 97 |
11 THE ERA OF SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS | 105 |
ENDNOTES | 197 |
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