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Revision as of 21:28, June 27, 2016
The Promise of American Life was a book written by Herbert Croly, which was one of the most influential political books of the 20th century. It would have a lasting effect on President Theodore Roosevelt and may have been the source for the concept of the New Nationalism,[1][2] and would also have a role in shaping the New Deal.[3]
Book Reviews
After reading The Promise of American Life, former President Theodore Roosevelt wrote the following:
In Mr. Herbert Croly's 'Promise of American Life," the most profound and illuminating study of our National conditions which has appeared for many years, especial emphasis is laid on the assertion that the whole point of our governmental experiment lies in the fact that it is a genuine effort to achieve true democracy - both political and industrial.[4]
According to the University of Houston: "If any one book can be said to offer a manifesto of Progressive beliefs, it was Herbert Croly's The Promise of American Life."
Goals
In the book, Croly argued that a more equitable distribution of wealth was desirable.
In becoming responsible for the subordination of the individual to the demand of a dominant and constructive national purpose the American state will in effect be making itself responsible for a morally and socially desirable distribution of wealth.
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See also
References
- ↑ Herbert Croly’s America
- ↑ The California Republic: Institutions, Statesmanship, and Policies
- ↑ Herbert Croly’s The Promise of American Life at Its Centenary
- ↑ Roosevelt, Theodore (January 21, 1911). Nationalism and Popular Rule. The Outlook 96–101.