Locke, Jefferson, and the justices : foundations and failures of the US government / / by George M. Stephens ; preface by Newt Gingrich.

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Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
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Physical Description:xii, 210 p.
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Table of Contents:
  • The spirit of American rights
  • John Locke : founder of the founders
  • Locke on education and religious tolerance
  • Jefferson : Locke's disciple
  • Jefferson, Locke, and the Declaration of Independence
  • Locke in the constitution
  • Adoption and ratification
  • Our Bill of Rights
  • Jefferson and Hamilton
  • Jefferson's minimalist government
  • The era of substantive due process
  • The progressives
  • From Lochner to Mrs. Dolan : the 20th century
  • How we lost rights, in a footnote
  • Locke makes a comeback
  • The regulation rebellion
  • The volunteers
  • Trickle-down economics
  • Locke's ideas still work.