Comments on: The Non-Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

By: Steynian 371 « Free Canuckistan!

Steynian 371 « Free Canuckistan! — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:51:17 +0000

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By: Carl Scott

Carl Scott — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:36:11 +0000

Recommended read that articulates much the same argument: Bruckberger’s 1959 Images of America http://www.amazon.com/Images-America-Political-Industrial-Portrait/dp/1412806542/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246566712&sr=1-1

A perceptive Catholic Gaullist considers the founding…

By: Dave Keasey

Dave Keasey — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:56:43 +0000

Your post brings to mind a favorite saying about the American Revolution. I heard it from a Brit…

“British subjects, fighting for basic British rights, against a tyrannical German king.”

By: James Nuechterlein

James Nuechterlein — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:36:32 +0000

Congratulations to Mr. Zummo. He gets America.

By: Mike Kriskey

Mike Kriskey — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:31:16 +0000

A comedian—I believe Larry Miller—has a bit about the way Americans view abstract ideas.

From memory:

“Americans don’t really like ideas. Because once you start having ideas, you’ll start to have an ideology. That leads to ideologues, and before you know it everybody’s goose-stepping. The quintessential American complaint is, ‘Hey! What’s the big idea?’ “

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Stones Cry Out - If they keep silent… » Things Heard: e74v3 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:48:10 +0000

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