Herbert Hoover And American Individualism
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American Individualism
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Author : Herbert Hoover
language : en
Publisher: Hoover Press
Release Date : 2016-12-01
American Individualism written by Herbert Hoover and has been published by Hoover Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-01 with Political Science categories.
In late 1921, then secretary of commerce Herbert Hoover decided to distill from his experiences a coherent understanding of the American experiment he cherished. The result was the 1922 book American Individualism. In it, Hoover expounded and vigorously defended what has come to be called American exceptionalism: the set of beliefs and values that still makes America unique. He argued that America can make steady, sure progress if we preserve our individualism, preserve and stimulate the initiative of our people, insist on and maintain the safeguards to equality of opportunity, and honor service as a part of our national character. American Individualism asserts that equal opportunity for individuals to develop their abilities is "the sole source of progress" and the fundamental impulse behind American civilization for three—now four—centuries. More than ninety years have passed since this book was first published; it is clear, in retrospect, that the volume was partly motivated by the political controversies of the time. But American Individualism is not simply a product of a dim and receding past. To a considerable degree the ideological battles of Hoover's era are the battles of our own, and the interpretations we make of our past—particularly the years between 1921 and 1933—will mold our perspective on the crises of the present.
American Individualism
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Author : Herbert Hoover
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2005-11-01
American Individualism written by Herbert Hoover and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-01 with History categories.
[T]he basic foundations of autocracy, whether it be class government or capitalism in the sense that a few men through unrestrained control of property determine the welfare of great numbers, is as far apart from the rightful expression of American individualism as the two poles. -from American Individualism Before he became president of the United States, Herbert Hoover organized massive programs to feed the starving after World War I. This compact treatise is the result of his experience in Europe, a defense of a moderate American liberalism that springs from the kindness, intelligence, and generosity of the people... and a call for the world to follow this example. Hoover would find this optimistic and munificent philosophy, published in 1922, sorely challenged only a few years later, when his new presidency was faced with the stock-market crash of 1929 and the resulting economic depression. With its peek inside the thinking that would eventually bring down Hoover's presidency, this is a remarkable little book, a reminder that the best of intentions aren't always enough. The 31st President of the United States, HERBERT HOOVER (1874-1964) was born in Iowa, educated at Stanford University, and made a fortune in mining interests. He was instrumental in numerous international war-relief efforts. He served as secretary of commerce under Presidents Harding and Coolidge, and was elected to the Oval Office in 1928.
Herbert Hoover And American Individualism
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Author : Walter Friar Dexter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1932
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A modern interpretation of a national ideal.
The Politics Of American Individualism
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Author : Gary D. Best
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1975-11-10
The Politics Of American Individualism written by Gary D. Best and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975-11-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
American Individualism
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Author : Herbert Hoover
language : en
Publisher: Herbert Hoover Presidential
Release Date : 1989-01-01
American Individualism written by Herbert Hoover and has been published by Herbert Hoover Presidential this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with History categories.
From the Preface: Hoover's message in American Individualism was not so gray as his prose. Like most one-time Progressives, he looked forward to perpetual advance, spurred on by technology, inhibited only by irrational politicians, greedy interest groups, and what he called "individualism run riot." His was an incremental idealism, wherein personal success was tempered and purified by service to others. "Character is made in the community as well as in the individual by assuming responsibilities," wrote the man who had abandoned his engineering career to feed war-ravaged Europe, "not by escape from them." In his 1922 work, the future president envisioned a delicate balancing act between capitalists, workers and a public represented by the national government. Should one group gain authority over the others, the result would be fascism, socialism, or tyranny by bureaucracy. And individualism-the mainspring of American greatness-would be crippled for good. Twelve years would pass before Hoover's next attempt at codifying values. The Challenge to Liberty was necessarily a very different work, less a summons to cooperation than a warning against incipient fascism. "I am no more fond of the Wall Street model of liberty than I am of the Pennsylvania Avenue model," asserted the former president, for whom the Bill of Rights took precedence over property rights. Now, as in 1922, Hoover wrote in the shadow of revolution, nationalistic frenzy and economic confusion. But he did not fear Depression-era mobs in the streets of American cities. The threat to liberty was more subtile than that. What Hoover termed "the tragedy of Liberty" followed a similar pattern on both sides of the Atlantic: "idealism without realism, slogans, phrases and statements destructive to confidence in existing institutions, demands for violent action against slowly curable ills; unfair representation that sporadic wickedness in the system itself." Next came the man on horseback, demanding delegation of authority from elected representatives, denouncing all opposition and exploiting propagandists in the pay of the state.
American Individualism
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Author : Margaret Hoover
language : en
Publisher: Forum Books
Release Date : 2011-07-19
American Individualism written by Margaret Hoover and has been published by Forum Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-19 with Political Science categories.
Margaret Hoover has been a lifelong member of the Republican Party. She grew up a self-described “ditto head.” She worked in the White House for President George W. Bush. Today she is a political commentator for Fox News, where, as one of Bill O’Reilly’s Culture Warriors, she regularly champions the conservative cause. She also happens to be the great-granddaughter of the thirty-first president of the United States, Herbert Hoover. These impeccable conservative credentials underscore the gravity of her deep-seated concerns about the future of the Republican Party. Her party, she believes, has fallen dangerously out of step with the rising generation of young Americans. In American Individualism, Margaret Hoover chal-lenges the up-and-coming millennial generation to take another look at the Republican Party. Although millennials rarely identify themselves as Republicans, Hoover contends that these young men and women who helped elect President Barack Obama are sympathetic to the fundamental principles of conservatism. She makes a compelling case for how the GOP can right itself and capture the allegiance of this group. She believes that her party is uniquely positioned to offer solutions for the most pressing problems facing America—skyrocketing debt and deficits, crises in education and immigration, a war against Islamist supremacy—but that it is held back by the outsize influence within the party of social and religious conservatives. American Individualism is Hoover’s call to action for Republicans to embrace a conservatism that emphasizes individual freedom both in economic policy and in the realm of social issues in order to appeal to the new generation of voters. The Republican Party, Hoover asserts, can win the support of the millennials while at the same time remaining faithful to conservative principles. In a journey that is both political and personal, Hoover rediscovers these bedrock conservative values in the writings of her great-grandfather, President Herbert Hoover, who emphasized the vital importance of individual freedom to the American way of life and who sought to strike a delicate balance in identifying the limited yet essential role the federal government should play in the lives of Americans. Margaret Hoover advocates a conservatism that is fully consistent with the original impulses of the American conservative movement. It evokes her great-grandfather’s emphasis on the values of civic responsibility and service to others—instincts instilled in the millennial generation. She argues that the Republican Party today must evolve in order to achieve greatness, and that it can do so without compromising its tried-and-true fundamental principles. On the contrary, those enduring principles, if consistently applied, will enable the party to attract a younger following. An impassioned and persuasive political manifesto grounded in twentieth-century history and targeted at the most perplexing problems of the twenty-first century, Margaret Hoover’s American Individualism offers provocative ideas not just for reinvigorating the Republican Party but also for strengthening America in the decades ahead.
American Individualism Abroad
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Author : Franz Adlgasser
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
American Individualism Abroad written by Franz Adlgasser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with American Relief Administration categories.
eng: Post-World War I, the relations between Austria and the United States have been dealt with almost exclusively from the diplomatic point of view. The split-up of the old Hapsburg empire and the formation of the new Austria were main focus points. This dissertation looks at the relations between the two countries from a different angle. By focusing on Herbert Hoover and his organizations, politics of food come into the center of the analysis. Feeding Austria, and providing technical assistance over an extended period of time were the main interests of the American Relief Administration. Next to the technical side - how was relief furnished, what was done - the ideological aspect is analysed, the transformation of a special form of America, Hoover's American Individualism. It turns out that while help was extensive and helpful, the ultimate goals could not be reached. Neither were school kitchens established as a permanent feature, one of the major interests of the Relief Administration, nor were Hoover's men succesful in establishing economic relations to the US. The dissertation therefore sheds light on a neglected part of Austrian-US-American relations, going away from the narrow paths of classic diplomatic history.
Rugged Individualism
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Author : David Davenport
language : en
Publisher: Hoover Press
Release Date : 2017-01-01
Rugged Individualism written by David Davenport and has been published by Hoover Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
Today, American "rugged individualism" is in a fight for its life on two battlegrounds: in the policy realm and in the intellectual world of ideas that may lead to new policies. In this book, the authors look at the political context in which rugged individualism flourishes or declines and offer a balanced assessment of its future prospects. They outline its path from its founding—marked by the Declaration of Independence—to today, focusing on different periods in our history when rugged individualism was thriving or was under attack. The authors ultimately look with some optimism toward new frontiers of the twenty-first century that may nourish rugged individualism. They assert that we cannot tip the delicate balance between equality and liberty so heavily in favor of equality that there is no liberty left for individual Americans to enjoy.
Herbert Hoover And The Crisis Of American Capitalism
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Author : Ellis Wayne Hawley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Herbert Hoover And The Crisis Of American Capitalism written by Ellis Wayne Hawley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The antics of a woman's pet snake and parrot illustrate the concepts in, out, up, down, over, under, on, and off.
Herbert Hoover And The Historians
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Author : Ellis Wayne Hawley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Herbert Hoover And The Historians written by Ellis Wayne Hawley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Biography & Autobiography categories.