Hope in American Life (The Role of Government in Achieving National Goals)

Author: Croly
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: In the book "The Hope of American Life," the author, through the study of American history and an in-depth analysis of the psychology of the American people, points out that the political tradition long revered by the people is nothing more than opposing the government's exercise of administrative power to intervene in social and economic life. What they advocate is the "Jeffersonian tradition" of maintaining laissez-faire in economic affairs. At the same time, he introduces the concept of "national interest" and calls for a new form of nationalism in the United States, one that recognizes the supremacy of national interest above all else.