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- catalog abstract "It is commonly, but incorrectly, asserted that because Washington and Jefferson owned slaves, because women, even after the American Revolution, enjoyed virtually no rights, and because the poor and those without property were denied the basic tenets of democratic participation, the Founders were frauds who never really believed that "all men were created equal." West demonstrates why such politically correct interpretations are not only dead wrong, but dangerous. Because our understanding of the Founders so profoundly influences our opinion of contemporary America, this book explains why their views, and particularly the constitutional order they created, are still worthy of our highest respect. West proves that the Founders were indeed sincere in their belief of universal human rights and in their commitment to democracy. By contrasting the Founders' ideas of liberty and equality with today's, West persuasively concludes that contemporary notions bear almost no resemblance to the concepts originally articulated by the Founders.".
- catalog alternative "Race, sec, class, and justice in the origins of America".
- catalog contributor b10441453.
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1775-1783.".
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1783-1865.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "1. Slavery -- 2. Property Rights -- 3. Women and the Right to Vote -- 4. Women and the Family -- 5. Was the Founding Undemocratic? The Property Requirement for Voting -- 6. Poverty and Welfare -- 7. Immigration and the Moral Conditions of Citizenship.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-210) and index.".
- catalog description "It is commonly, but incorrectly, asserted that because Washington and Jefferson owned slaves, because women, even after the American Revolution, enjoyed virtually no rights, and because the poor and those without property were denied the basic tenets of democratic participation, the Founders were frauds who never really believed that "all men were created equal." West demonstrates why such politically correct interpretations are not only dead wrong, but dangerous. Because our understanding of the Founders so profoundly influences our opinion of contemporary America, this book explains why their views, and particularly the constitutional order they created, are still worthy of our highest respect. West proves that the Founders were indeed sincere in their belief of universal human rights and in their commitment to democracy. By contrasting the Founders' ideas of liberty and equality with today's, West persuasively concludes that contemporary notions bear almost no resemblance to the concepts originally articulated by the Founders.".
- catalog extent "xv, 219 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Vindicating the founders.".
- catalog identifier "0847685160 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Vindicating the founders.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,".
- catalog relation "Vindicating the founders.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1775-1783.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1783-1865.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "973.5 21".
- catalog subject "Citizenship United States History.".
- catalog subject "Constitutional history United States.".
- catalog subject "E302.1 .W47 1997".
- catalog subject "Right of property United States History.".
- catalog subject "Slavery Law and legislation United States History.".
- catalog subject "Women's rights United States History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Slavery -- 2. Property Rights -- 3. Women and the Right to Vote -- 4. Women and the Family -- 5. Was the Founding Undemocratic? The Property Requirement for Voting -- 6. Poverty and Welfare -- 7. Immigration and the Moral Conditions of Citizenship.".
- catalog title "Race, sec, class, and justice in the origins of America".
- catalog title "Vindicating the founders : race, sex, class, and justice in the origins of America / Thomas G. West.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".