Philosophy of the United States : Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Introduction: 1158 B.C., 410 A.D., and September 11, 2001 xi Part I: A Tale of Two Empires 1. The Rise of Empires on a Foundation of Justice 3(14) 2. Maintaining the Empires of Babylon and Rome 17(26) 3. Thoughts After the Roman Empire: Love, Power, and Justice 43(22) Part II: The American Experiment 4. God, Religion, and the State 65(26) 5. The Formation of the United States 91(18) Part III: Unplanned Developments 6. Checks and Balances on Political Power 109(22) 7. Regulating Financial Power 131(36) 8. Universal Education 167(26) 9. Social Welfare 193(20) 10. The United States and the World 213(32) Conclusion: Philosophy and Legitimacy of the United States 245(14) Appendices United States Declaration of Independence 259(4) United States Constitution 263(29) Amendments to the Constitution 292(7) Notes 299(14) Select Bibliography 313(4) Index 317