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Overview
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.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781412809917 |
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| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Publication date: | 05/15/2010 |
| Pages: | 236 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d) |
About the Author
Russell Kirk (1918–1994) was the author of twenty-nine books in several fields. He was the founding editor of Transaction’s Library of Conservative Thought series.
James McClellan (1937-2005) was James Bryce Visiting Fellow in American Studies at the Institute of United States Studies of the University of London and before that Senior Resident Scholar at Liberty Fund Inc. Some of his works include Joseph Story and the American Constitution and The Federalist: A Student Edition.
Jeffrey O. Nelson is president of Thomas More College of Liberal Arts. Previously he served as senior vice president at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He edited two book collections— Redeeming the Time, by Russell Kirk, and Perfect Sowing: Reflections of a Bookman by Henry Regnery—and is co-founder of the Russell Kirk Center.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Transaction Edition ix
Introduction Note xxi
I A Politician of Principle 1
Taft's Memory 1
Ohio Politics 7
The Face of the New Deal 11
From Cincinnati to Washington 16
II Foundations of Democracy 24
First Months in the Senate 24
Practical Alternatives 28
Debates with T. V. Smith 34
A Reputation for Probity 37
III The Struggle for Responsible Party 40
Statesmanship through Partisanship 40
A Party in the Wilderness 41
Taft's Understanding of Party 49
The Republican Dilemma 55
IV Liberty Under Law 62
The Shadow of the Total State 62
Liberty and Order 67
Civil Rights and Civil Responsibilities 72
Universal Military Training 77
The Moral Basis of Freedom 81
V The Restraint of Power 85
The Primacy of Justice 85
Taft against the Executive Force 90
The Contest with President Truman 96
Congress and Foreign Affairs 98
The United States and Nuremberg Justice 100
The Future of Justice and Freedom 105
VI Organized Labor and the Public Interest 109
Justice, Power, and American Labor 109
An Enemy of Labor? 112
The Freedom of Labor and the Railroad Strike 116
The Taft-Hartley Act 119
Successful Defense of the Taft-Hartley Act 125
An Enduring Work of Equity 128
VII An Economy Humane and Free 132
The Charitable Society and the Socialist State 132
Equality of Opportunity in Education 139
The Nation's Health and Socialized Medicine 142
Federal Aid in Housing 148
The Credo of an Humane Politician 153
VIII A Foreign Policy for Americans 158
An Isolationist? 158
Confronting War and Imperialism 165
The Struggle against Communist Arms and Ideology 174
Taft in Retrospect 185
IX Taft and Permanence 192
A Taft Chronology 197
Index 207