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The Political Principles of Robert A. Taft
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Robert A. Taft has been neglected by some historians and political theorists and vilified by others. Vigorously and impartially written, this book analyzes the ideas and influence of a great U.S. senator of the twentieth century. Here readers will find a close and lively examination of Taft's convictions on freedom, justice, labor policy, social reform, foreign affairs, and the responsibilities of political parties.Respected for his intelligence and integrity, Robert Taft was considered the most remarkable public man of a turbulent political era. He was strong and candid, yet was repeatedly denied executive power. Despite this, he will undoubtedly be long remembered.Drawing on many contemporary sources, including the Taft Papers in the Library of Congress, Kirk and Mc- Clellan set Taft in historical perspective. Taft's enduring significance to a normative theory of politics is made clear in this careful study, which includes extensive quotations from his outstanding speeches and writings. Available in paperback for the first time, this edition includes a new introduction by Jeffrey Nelson, who has been closely associated with Russell Kirk.
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Index
Acheson, Dean, 158, 170, 171, 176, 180, 184
Adams, Henry, 5
Adams, John, 160
Adams, John Quincy, 160
Adams, Sherman, 170–173
Africa, 175
Agricultural Adjustment Administration, 14,17, 89
Alsop, Joseph, 194
Alsops, the, 32
Amendment, First, 72
Amendment, Fifth, 72
Amendment, Fourteenth, 75
American Federation of Labor, 20, 21, 30, 111, 114
American Federationist, 20
American Society of International Law, 64
Anti-lynch legislation, 76, 101
Armstrong, John P., 160
Arnold, Thurman, 111
Atlantic Pact, 171, 172, 179, 185
Austin-Wadsworth “work or fight” bill, 78
Australia, 181
Ball, Joseph, 146
Banking Committee, 27
Barkley, Alben, 26, 27, 101, 118
Beard, Charles A., 87
Belgium, 175
Berle, Adolph A., 44, 55
Beveridge Plan, 143
Big Sandy River, 25
Bilbo, Theodore, 73
Bill of Rights, 53, 66, 72, 87, 88
Birmingham, Kentucky, 25
Bliven, Bruce, 45
Boarman, Patrick, 123
Boorstin, Daniel, 32
Borah, William E., 17, 73
Bowles, Chester, 97, 189
Bradley, Philip D., 123
Brave New World, 156
Bretton Woods Agreement, 171
Bricker, John W., 22
Britain, 11, 40, 104, 160, 167, 168, 171, 181, 189
Brotherhoods, Railway, 117, 118
Brown, Charles, 148
Brown case of 1954, 74, 75
Brownson, Orestes, 140
Bryce, James, 49, 58
Buchenwald, 101
Bulkley, Robert J., 21
Burke, Edmund, 2, 33, 50, 69, 184, 195
...Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copy Right Page
- Content Page
- INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSACTION EDITION
- INTRODUCTORY NOTE
- I The Political Principles of Robert A. Taft
- II Foundations of Democracy
- III The Struggle for Responsible Party
- IV Liberty Under Law
- V The Restraint of Power
- VI Organized Labor and the Public Interest
- VII An Economy Humane and Free
- VIII A Foreign Policy for Americans
- IX Taft and Permanence
- Index