Conservatism: A Rediscovery
Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Introduction: Is Conservative Revival Possible? -- Part One: History -- Chapter I: The English Conservative Tradition -- 1. What Is Conservatism? -- 2. John Fortescue and the Birth of Anglo-American Conservatism -- 3. Richard Hooker and Protestant Conservatism -- 4. The Greatest Conservative: John Selden -- 5. Edmund Burke and the Challenge of Liberalism -- 6. Principles of Anglo-American Conservatism -- Chapter II: American Nationalists -- 1. The Federalists, America's Nationalist Conservatives -- 2. A Distinct American Nation of British Heritage -- 3. Continuity with the British Constitution -- 4. Executive Power Vested in One Man -- 5. The Supreme Court and the Constitution -- 6. Economic Nationalism -- 7. Nationalist Immigration Policy -- 8. Alliance with Britain -- 9. Alliance between Religion and State -- 10. Opposition to Slavery -- 11. The Federalists and Modern American Nationalism -- Part Two: Philosophy -- Chapter III: The Conservative Paradigm -- 1. Paradigm Blindness -- 2. The Premises of Conservatism -- 3. Rationalism and Empiricism -- 4. Mutual Loyalty -- 5. Honor -- 6. Hierarchy -- 7. Cohesion and Dissolution -- 8. Traditional Institutions -- 9. Political Obligation -- 10. Freedom and Constraint -- 11. Tradition and Truth -- Chapter IV: God, Scripture, Family, and Congregation -- 1. God and Scripture -- 2. Why There Is No Alternative to God and Scripture -- 3. The Traditional Family -- 4. The Community or Congregation -- Chapter V: The Purposes of Government -- 1. The National Interest or Common Good -- 2. The Government of the Family -- 3. The State as a Traditional Institution -- 4. Eight Purposes of National Government -- 5. Religion as a Purpose of Government -- 6. The Balance of Purposes in the State -- Part Three: Current Affairs -- Chapter VI: Liberal Hegemony and Cold War Conservatism.