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The Political Philosophy of George Washington

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George Washington is revered as the father of his country, a clever and skilled general, and a man of restrained principle -- but not as a political thinker. This short introduction to Washington's political philosophy reveals him as a thoughtful public intellectual who was well-equipped to lead the young United States. Though Washington left little explicit writing on political philosophy, Jeffry Morrison examines his key works, writings, actions, education, and political and professional lives. He finds that Washington held closely to a trinity of foundational principles -- classical republicanism, British liberalism, and Protestant Christianity -- with greater fidelity than many of the other founding fathers. In unearthing Washington's ideological growth, Morrison unravels the intellectual heritage of his political thought and shows how these beliefs motivated him to action. This insightful, concise story makes clearer the complexities of the revolutionary era and shows how the first president's political ideas shaped governmental institutions and instantiated the nation's foundational principles.

PrefaceChronologyIntroduction1. A Political Life of Washington2. Classical Republican Political Culture and Philosophy3. British Liberalism, Revolution, Union, and Foreign Affairs4. Protestant Christianity, Providence, and the RepublicEpilogueAppendix: A Selected Inventory of Washington's LibraryNotesBibliographyIndex

""Morrison's concise and well-written synthesis of the political philosophy of George Washington reflects the recent popular enthusiasm for the lives and characters of the Founding Fathers. However, Morrison goes beyond the so-called 'founders' chic' trend and examines Washington's political thought and theory, a rarely discussed dimension of this emblematic man of the Founding generation... Convincingly explores the legacy of George Washington as a political thinker and rehabilitates him as a public intellectual.""

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