The adoption by Jefferson a... by Herbert Croly, an American Author

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“The adoption by Jefferson and the Republicans of the political structure of their opponents is of an importance hardly inferior to that of the adoption of the Constitution by the states.”

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Herbert Croly

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Name: Herbert Croly

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Jan 23, 1869

Date of Death: May 17, 1930

Profession: Author

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The combination of Federalism and Republicanism which formed the substance of the system, did not constitute a progressive and formative political principle, but it pointed in the direction of a constructive formula.

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The moral and social aspiration proper to American life is, of course, the aspiration vaguely described by the word democratic; and the actual achievement of the American nation points towards an adequate and fruitful definition of the democratic ideal.

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Let it be immediately added, however, that this economic independence and prosperity has always been absolutely associated in the American mind with free political institutions.

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The only fruitful promise of which the life of any individual or any nation can be possessed, is a promise determined by an ideal.

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The first phase of American political history was characterized by the conflict between the Federalists and the Republicans, and it resulted in the complete triumph of the latter.

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