Thirteen Perennial Debate in American History Debated by Americans

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Jason Grosser

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Nov 4, 2009, 9:28:05 PM11/4/09
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Since the 13 colonies, Americans have debated certain important topics:

1.  Who is a person?
2.  Who is an American?
3.  The role of faith
4.  What can we know and say?
5.  The limitations of individualism
6.  Who judges the law?
7.  Local vs National Authority
8.  Debt and the Dollar
9.  Presidential Power
10.  The terms of trade
11.  War and Diplomacy
12.  The environment
13.  A fair, "More Perfect" Union

from the book "The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Define and Inspire Our Country" by Howard Fineman
 




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ornamentalmind

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Nov 5, 2009, 1:09:28 AM11/5/09
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Were tariffs covered under #8?

On Nov 4, 6:28 pm, Jason Grosser <jason_gros...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Since the 13 colonies, Americans have debated certain important topics:
>
> 1.  Who is a person?
> 2.  Who is an American?
> 3.  The role of faith
> 4.  What can we know and say?
> 5.  The limitations of individualism
> 6.  Who judges the law?
> 7.  Local vs National Authority
> 8.  Debt and the Dollar
> 9.  Presidential Power
> 10.  The terms of trade
> 11.  War and Diplomacy
> 12.  The environment
> 13.  A fair, "More Perfect" Union
>
> from the book "The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Define and Inspire Our Country" by Howard Fineman
>
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Jason

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Nov 5, 2009, 10:18:15 AM11/5/09
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He put tariffs under #10--"The Terms of Trade".

ornamentalmind

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Nov 5, 2009, 2:17:38 PM11/5/09
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Thanks.
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Clogtowner

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Nov 5, 2009, 2:52:43 PM11/5/09
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Hi y'all - I don't see Freedom on there. I suppose it is diluted
throughout several topics - not good enough for me!
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