George Washington: America's First Progressive

by William B. Allen

George Washington defined progressivism and provided the rationale for its constitutional basis in a vision of self-government: a nation dedicated to and capable of sustaining civil and religious liberty, the intertwined ends of politics as he saw it. For Washington, religious liberty was not a side benefit of independence but rather the objective for which independence was sought. Washington's political philosophy - radical for his time - was a commitment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433103710
• ISBN13: 9781433103711
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"