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Excerpt from Essays on the Scientific Study of PoliticsHaving made our selections, we set about carefully reading and studying our authors' works. We tried to understand in each case what the author sets out to do, why he proceeds as he does, Why he thinks that his approach has brought or will bring us closer to an understanding of political matters.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. F...

The seven formidable essays that make up this new analysis explore the Constitution and its central place in the development of the first nation to be built on the foundation of the rights of man. Of particular interest is Berns's view of minorities under the Constitution. Overall, the book will be well received by serious students of the American political experience, but others might find it difficult going.

This distinguished constitutional theorist takes a hard look at current criminal law and the Supreme Court's most recent decisions regarding the legality of capital punishment. Examining the penal system, capital punishment, and punishment in general, he reviews the continuing debate about the purpose of punishment for deterrence, rehabilitation, or retribution.

We say that a man can be known by the company he keeps. So I say that a nation, a people, can be known and be judged by its heroes, by whom it honors above all others." Abraham Lincoln was the greatest of our presidents. He saved the Union, and because he saved the Union, he was able to free the slaves. But he did more than this. Without him, we might have had no reason to celebrate the bicentennial first of the Declaration of Independence and...

Excerpt from Essays on the Scientific Study of Politics Having made our selections, we set about carefully reading and studying our authors' works. We tried to understand in each case what the author sets out to do, why he proceeds as he does, Why he thinks that his approach has brought or will bring us closer to an understanding of political matters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic bo...

For more than half a century, Walter Berns has been a leading authority on the Constitution. This volume collects many of his most important essays on timeless constitutional and political questions.

The founding principles of the United States--freedom of speech and conscience, individual rights, and democratic dissent--often sit in opposition to the patriotic ideals of public spirit and self-sacrifice. But American history reveals scores of citizens who have put the good of the nation above their own self-interest, whether at home or abroad. It is this paradox that Walter Berns tackles with this magnificently argued book: What makes patr...

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