{"product_id":"the-political-philosophy-of-george-washington-9780801891090","title":"The Political Philosophy of George Washington","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington is revered as the father of his country, a clever and skilled general, and a man of restrained principle--but not as a political thinker. This short introduction to Washington's political philosophy reveals him as a thoughtful public intellectual who was well equipped to lead the young United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Washington left little explicit writing on political philosophy, Jeffry Morrison examines his key writings, actions, education, and political and professional lives. He finds that Washington held closely to a trinity of foundational principles--classical republicanism, British liberalism, and Protestant Christianity--with greater fidelity than many of the other founding fathers. In unearthing Washington's ideological growth, Morrison reveals the intellectual heritage of his political thought and shows how these beliefs motivated him to action. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis insightful, concise story makes clearer the complexities of the revolutionary era and shows how the first president's political ideas shaped governmental institutions and instantiated the nation's foundational principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJeffry H. Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of government at Regent University and a faculty member at the federal government's James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation in Washington, D.C. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Founders on God and Government\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eJohn Witherspoon and the Founding of the American Republic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50924415582482,"sku":"9780801891090","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20b06b49-3f2c-4c88-9376-38f4b446a629.jpg?v=1738971447","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-political-philosophy-of-george-washington-9780801891090","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}