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The Mission and Problem of American Society: An Address Delivered Before the Literary Societies of Centre College, June 28th, 1848 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Of the Providential indications of. A glorious mission for American Society, one of the most striking is the peculiar juncture at which the English colonies were planted on this continent. A leading fact of modern history, is the struggle of libertylagainst arbitrary power, which first took the attitude of open and decided hostility in England, during the earlier part of the seventeenth century. Of the sudden and rapid growth which then took place, in the light and warmth of a free christi unity, of those germs of liberty which had for ages been lurking in the English constitution and English Society, a hardy offshoot was planted in the virgin soil of America, Assailed by the rudest blasts, and ex? Posed in its infancy to all the vicissitudes of an inhospitable wilderness, it has sent out its roots wide' and deep, and climbed through the region of the storm, until, its top is now in the heavens and its shadow over a, continent.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book details how, across the course of human history, populations banded together to create societies and govern themselves. The author argues that throughout that history, two ideas, 'Progress' and 'Providence', have been the driving forces behind humans striving to form more just and perfect societies. The text also delves into how various social and political configurations have, at times, set humanity back. The author draws on various past and present examples to provide a critical perspective on the powerful but often perilous journey of social progress. The book offers a fascinating look at the subtleties and complexities that arise from different approaches to this subject. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780243420179_0
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