John Randolph of Roanoke: A Study in American Politics - Softcover

Kirk, Russell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0913966401 ISBN 13: 9780913966402

Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc, 1978

Synopsis

John Randolph of Roanoke is unique in American political history. For most of his public career Randolph was a leader of the opposition--to both Jeffersonians and Federalists. Only twenty-six when first elected to Congress in 1799, he readily became the most forceful figure at the Capitol.

For most of his public career Randolph was a leader of the opposition--to both Jeffersonians and Federalists. He was, writes Russell Kirk, "devoted to state rights, the agricultural interest, economy in government, and freedom from foreign entanglements." Above all things Randolph cherished liberty, and he famously declared, "I love liberty; I hate equality."

Russell Kirk (1918-1994) was the author of some thirty books, including The Conservative Mind, and was one of the seminal political thinkers of the twentieth century.

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About the Author

Russell Kirk (1918-1994) was the author of The Conservative Mind; Eliot and His Age; The Roots of American Order; and twenty-six other books in several fields. He was the president of two educational foundations, editor of the quarterly University Bookman, recipient of several literary awards, and visiting distinguished professor on both sides of the Atlantic.

Synopsis

John Randolph was a leader of the opposition - to both Jeffersonians and Federalists. Over one-half of this edition is devoted to his most important speeches and letters. Russell Kirk is the author of "The Conservative Mind".

About this edition

• Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0913966401
• ISBN 13: 9780913966402
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 590