Constitution Café: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution“A provocative extension of Jefferson’s original plan.”—Kirkus Reviews Thomas Jefferson believed that every generation of Americans should rewrite our Constitution from scratch—to mirror the progress of the human mind and, most of all, to maintain the revolutionary spirit. He would be dismayed that it’s considered untouchable these days. Taking up Jefferson’s cause, Christopher Phillips leads a motley group of Americans across the fruited plain in an offbeat Constitutional Convention. His Constitution Café project is sparking a much-needed conversation about our founding document and forging common ground at a time when our country needs it most. |
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CONSTITUTION CAFÉ: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution
User Review - KirkusPhillips (Philosophy/New York University; Socrates in Love: Philosophy for a Passionate Heart, 2007, etc.) takes a fresh look at the Constitution.The author suggests that the reason the last election ... Read full review
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Painful to read!
The author constantly goes off on tangents about irrelevant points that you never really learn anything from. Like fat in already thin meat, you don't get anything from it.
Contents
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Constitution Making and Remaking | iii |
Commons and Goods | iv |
Character Counts | v |
Money Matters | vi |
Hail to the Chief | vii |
And Justice for | viii |
Governors and the Governed | ix |
Rights and Responsibilities | x |
Brew for a True Revolution | xi |
Acknowledgments | xvi |
Further Reading | xvii |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Constitution Café: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution |
| Author | Christopher Phillips |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0393062791, 9780393062793 |
| Length | 336 pages |
| Subjects | › Political Science / Civics & Citizenship |
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