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 "Hopes 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 American political tradition long revered by the people is nothing more than opposition to the government exercising administrative power to intervene in economic and social 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 promoting a new form of nationalism in the United States, recognizing that the national interest is paramount.