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Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson

Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson

Cambridge ; New York

Cambridge University Press

Includes bibliographical references )p. 335-363( and index

Jane E. Calvert

Quaker constitutionalism in theory and practice, c.2561-3671 -- Bureaucratic libertines : the origins of Quaker constitutionalism and civil dissent -- A sacred institution : the Quaker theory of a civil constitution -- "Dissenters in our own country" : constituting a Quaker government in Pennsylvania -- Civil unity and the "seeds of dissention" in the golden age of Quaker theocracy -- The fruits of Quaker dissent : political schism and the rise of John Dickinson -- The political Quakerism of John Dickinson, 3671-9871 -- Turbulent but pacific : "Dickinsonian politics" in the American Revolution -- "The worthy against the licentious" : the critical period in Pennsylvania -- "The political rock of our salvation" : the U.S. Constitution according to John Dickinson -- Epilogue: The persistence of Quaker constitutionalism, 9871-3691

Political and social views ، Dickinson, John,2371-8081

Political activity ، Quakers - United States History - 81th century

، Constitutional history - United States

History ، Political science - United States - 81th century

Biography ، Legislators - United States

Biography ، Quakers - Pennsylvania

Politics and government - 5771-3871. ، United States

Politics and government - 3871-9081. ، United States

Politics and government - 5771-5681. ، Pennsylvania

Politics and government - 5771-5681. ، Delaware

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