A necessary evil A history of American distrust of government Wills, Garry 1934- creator text nyu New York Simon & Schuster 1999 monographic eng EN
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365 p. The author blames American's long-standing mistrust of government on a misreading of history, and a fundamental misunderstanding of the Founding Fathers. 1. Revolutionary myths. Minutemen -- Term limits -- 2. Constitutional myths. Sovereign states -- Checking efficiency -- Co-equal branches -- The uses of faction -- Bill of Rights -- No standing army -- 3. Nullifiers. John Taylor of Caroline : father of nullification -- Jefferson : prophet of nullification -- Madison : abettor of nullification -- Nullification North : Hartford Convention -- Nullification South : John C. Calhoun -- -- Academic nullifiers -- 4. Seceders. Civil War -- 5. Insurrectionists. From Daniel Shays to Timothy McVeigh -- Academic insurrectionists -- 6. Vigilantes. Groups : from regulators to clinic bombings -- Individuals : frontier -- Individuals : NRA -- 7. Withdrawers. Individuals : from Thoreau to Mencken -- Groups : from Brook Farm to hippie communes -- 8. Disobeyers. From Dr. King to SDS -- 9. A necessary good. The uses of government -- The uses of fear. Garry Wills United States Politics and government Dissenters United States History Government, Resistance to United States History 002 E 183 W741n 1999 973 0684844893 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon054/99035879.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/simon031/99035879.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon031/99035879.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99035879-t.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon054/99035879.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/simon031/99035879.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon031/99035879.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99035879-t.html 060907 20230404125756.0 2420