The Journal of American Reform

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What, Exactly, is the Governing Spirit of America? — Tardivel, 1900

Writing with the recommendation of Msgr. Delassus, Jules-Paul Tardivel examines the governing spirit of the United States of America, tracing the influence of naturalism and liberalism to the Founding

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Oct 24, 2025
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“The spirit of the American Revolution does not differ much, whatever may have been said, from the spirit of the French Revolution. In the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, we find, it is …

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