The Political Philosophy of Sam Houston
Description:
Although most Americans view Sam Houston as a military leader and practical politician with little understanding of intellectual issues, he actually possessed a complex moral and political philosophy which he elaborated and demonstrated during a fifty-year public career. He based his philosophy on a mixture of Christian idealism and pragmatic realism, with duty, honor, and strict morality serving to restrain his love of reality, reason, and physical pleasures. The dual nature of his moral belie…
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Date:
December 1990
Creator:
Daniels, John D. (John David), 1946-
Partner:
UNT Libraries