PREFACE; I: The Good and the Great; II: From Politics to Philosophy; III: Conservatism's Retreat from Greatness; IV: Liberalism's Fear of Ambition; V: Great Once More?; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; INDEX.
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Has America, in its quest for goodness, sacrificed its sense of greatness? In this sharp-witted, historically informed book, veteran political observer Alan Wolfe argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great. Wolfe castigates both conservatives and liberals for opting for small-mindedness over greatness. Liberals, who at their best insisted on policies of national solidarity, have convinced themselves that small is beautiful, prefer multiculturalism to one nation, and are mistrustful of executive political power. Conservatives.
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Return to greatness.
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9780691119335
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Civil society-- United States.
Société civile-- États-Unis.
Civil society.
Diplomatic relations.
Gesellschaftskritik
Moral conditions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- American Government-- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.