Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson
Resource Information
The work Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
The Resource
Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson
Resource Information
The work Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
- Label
- Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson
- Statement of responsibility
- Jane E. Calvert
- Title variation
- Quaker Constitutionalism & the Political Thought of John Dickinson
- Subject
-
- Delaware -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
- Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 -- Political and social views
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography
- Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
- Political science -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Constitutional history -- United States
- Quakers -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the late-seventeenth century, Quakers originated a unique strain of constitutionalism, based on their theology and ecclesiology, which emphasized constitutional perpetuity and radical change through popular peaceful protest. While Whigs could imagine no other means of drastic constitutional reform except revolution, Quakers denied this as a legitimate option to governmental abuse of authority and advocated instead civil disobedience. This theory of a perpetual yet amendable constitution and its concomitant idea of popular sovereignty are things that most scholars believe did not exist until the American Founding. The most notable advocate of this theory was Founding Father John Dickinson, champion of American rights, but not revolution. His thought and action have been misunderstood until now, when they are placed within the Quaker tradition. This theory of Quaker constitutionalism can be traced in a clear and direct line from early Quakers through Dickinson to Martin Luther King, Jr.--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- UkCbUP
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
Context
Context of Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John DickinsonWork of
No resources found
No enriched resources found
- Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson, Jane E. Calvert, (electronic resource)
- Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson, Jane E. Calvert, (electronic resource)
- Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson, Jane E. Calvert, (electronic resource)
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/resource/c6VslL-TpH8/" typeof="CreativeWork http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Work"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.eui.eu/resource/c6VslL-TpH8/">Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.eui.eu/">European University Institute</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Work Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/resource/c6VslL-TpH8/" typeof="CreativeWork http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Work"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.eui.eu/resource/c6VslL-TpH8/">Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.eui.eu/">European University Institute</a></span></span></span></span></div>