Liberty and Equality: The American Conversation
(Part of the American Political Thought Series)
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Alexis de Tocqueville, one of the greatest commentators on the American political tradition, viewed it through the lens of two related ideas: liberty and equality. These ideas, so eloquently framed by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, have remained inextricably and uniquely conjoined in American political thought: equality is understood as the equal possession of natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. By...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0700621741
ISBN13:9780700621743
Release Date:September 2015
Publisher:University Press of Kansas
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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