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Multiple Strands of Influence

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  1. Classical Republicanism
  2. Lockean Liberalism
  3. Christian Theology
  4. English Common Law
2
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Classical Republicanism

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a) Looks back to the Roman republic, which was focused on civic virtue. Do great deeds for the purpose of being remembered. Be a great citizen and this procure a type of immortality
b) This influences George W

3
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Christian Theology

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Distinctly Protestant flavor in America

4
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English Common Law

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The most immediate influence on the Founding is English

- the English institutions and habits such as deliberative bodies

5
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Hegel’s book

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Philosophy of History

6
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Hegel&raquo_space; History

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Find a teleological structure to history

- History is moving towards an endpoint - freedom

7
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Types of Freedom

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  • Only the king is free
    Greeks > some are free, citizens
    Germanic > with Christianity, all are free
8
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Francis Fukuyama’s book

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The End of History

9
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Fukuyama&raquo_space; History

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Collapse of USSR proves that democratic capitalism has won and there is no other alternative; 9/11 proved that there are some ideologies that disagree with democracy

10
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Samuel Huntington’s book

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The Clash of Civilization

11
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Huntington&raquo_space; history

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There are 5 different civilizations, and they’re all rooted in religious beliefs, and there’s a lot of conflict

12
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The Whig View of History

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Progress is inevitable; the present generation is necessarily the most advanced of any in history; as soon as your kids grow up, you’re obsolete

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Feudalsim

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A feudal system is characterized by the separation of powers; church, king, nobility