West contends that the Founders did not simply mix liberalism, republicanism, and Christianity; they filtered all other traditions through the primary lens of .
Thomas G. West’s The Political Theory of the American Founding: Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions of Freedom (2017) challenges the modern scholarly view that the American founding was a confused "amalgam" of conflicting ideas. Instead, West argues the Founders shared a centered on natural rights . 🏛️ The Core Argument: Natural Rights as the Lens The Political Theory of the American Founding: ...
Because individuals are naturally free, just government must be based on the consent of the governed . West contends that the Founders did not simply