Without the following, how do we know what we are fighting for?
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"The Theory of the Declaration and the Constitution"
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Overview:
The principles of the Declaration of Independence constitute the soul of the American Founding and form the moral basis of government in the United States. The Declaration is a clear and concise statement of the principles that drove the American Revolution, and served as the basis for the Americans’ appeal from British rights or law to the natural law. Click here to read more...
About the Lecturer:
Thomas G. West is the Paul and Dawn Potter Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, where he has taught since 2011. Dr. West teaches courses in American politics, with a focus on the U.S. Constitution, civil rights, foreign policy, and the political thought of the American founding. He also teaches courses in political philosophy, with particular emphasis on Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke. He is the author of the best-selling Vindicating the Founders: Race, Sex, Class, and Justice in the Origins of America. He received his B.A. from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from the Claremont Graduate University. |
