{"product_id":"freedom-federalism-9780913966860","title":"Freedom \u0026 Federalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite the centralizing tendencies of the American national government in the twentieth century, there have been surprisingly few books defending the federal system. Felix Morley's \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreedom and Federalism, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e which examines the root causes of the problem, was thus a pioneering achievement when it first appeared in 1959.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo less relevant today, the book provides a perceptive diagnosis of the collapse of States' rights in modern America; and it seeks the restoration of a constitutional balance between central and state authorities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs federalism worth saving? \"Its outstanding virtue,\" which is \"the distinctively American contribution to political art,\" argues Morley, \"is its facility in combining two naturally antagonistic conditions--the social condition of order, and the more personal condition of freedom.\" In the end, he concludes, the American government will fail unless these two conditions are reconciled.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFelix Morley\u003c\/strong\u003e (1894-1982), Pulitzer-Prize-winning author, journalist, and educator, was a Rhodes Scholar, editor of the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHuman Events, \u003c\/em\u003e and President of Haverford College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Felix Morley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liberty Fund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780913966860","brand":"Liberty Fund","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40245493235827,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_efa9c069-de71-4c40-895d-a013f97ba17e.jpg?v=1657292525","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/freedom-federalism-9780913966860","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}