Our Secret Constitution

How Lincoln Redefined American Democracy

Autor: George P. Fletcher

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Editura: Oxford University Press Inc

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Americans hate and distrust their government. At the same time, Americans love and trust their gover...

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Autor

George P. Fletcher

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

2003

Pagini

304

EAN

9780195156287

ISBN

0195156285

Enbook ID

04515743

Editura

Oxford University Press Inc

Greutate

433

Dimensiuni

155 x 235 x 20

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Americans hate and distrust their government. At the same time, Americans love and trust their government. These contradictory attitudes are resolved by Fletcher's novel interpretation of constitutional history. He argues that we have two constitutions-still living side by side-one that caters to freedom and fear, the other that satisfied our needs for security and social justice. The first constitution came into force in 1789. It stresses freedom, voluntary association, and republican elitism. The second constitution begins with the Gettysburg Address and emphasizes equality, organic nationhood, and popular democracy. These radical differences between our two constitutions explain our ambivalence and self-contradictory attitudes toward government. With September 11 the second constitution-which Fletcher calls the Secret Constitution-has become ascendant. When America is under threat, the nation cultivates its solidarity. It overcomes its fear and looks to government for protection and the pursuit of social justice. Lincoln's messages of a strong government and a nation that must "long endure" have never been more relevant to American politics. "Fletcher's argument has intriguing implications beyond the sweeping subject of this profoundly thought-provoking book."-The Denver Post

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