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The Lost History of Liberalism From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century | Helena Rosenblatt – Introduction

5 Mar 201910 Apr 2019No Comments

I have been reading and thinking about liberalism for so long it would be impossible to list and thank all the scholars whose work has informed and shaped mine. HELENA ROSENBLATT, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The derision of this term, Liberalism, is unacceptable and ignorant to us, and ought to be fought against. AMERICAN, know your philosophical roots … Continue reading The Lost History of Liberalism From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century | Helena Rosenblatt – Introduction

Republican and Progressive Pioneer: Giuseppe Mazzini’s Political Thought and his influence on President Woodrow Wilson

15 Nov 201817 Nov 2018No Comments

Giuseppe Mazzini was a uniquely influential figure and revolutionary in the line of Republican tradition. The Pillar of American Thought – Republicanism, a Way of Life Republicanism during the Enlightenment period was a global revolutionary phenomena throughout France, Spain, China, England, Ireland, Latin America, etc., hence, a tradition (the over-arching philosophy) in and of itself … Continue reading Republican and Progressive Pioneer: Giuseppe Mazzini’s Political Thought and his influence on President Woodrow Wilson

Gordon S. Wood on Republicanism and Monarchy in the Eighteenth-Century

26 May 201828 Mar 2019No Comments

Gordon S. Wood argues, that Republicanism was not an underground ideology, merely confined to European culture. It was an important current, that blended and mingled with the monarchical mainstream. To be a#liberal in the eighteenth-century, was not to be some rabid progressive with no respect for the forefathers, for antiquity and tradition. It was for … Continue reading Gordon S. Wood on Republicanism and Monarchy in the Eighteenth-Century

The Irony of Apoliticism in Theosophy | Socialism, Communism, and Globalism

12 Apr 201810 Jun 20182 Comments

With the reintroduction of theosophical research comes the opportunity to gain victory over our narrative, and the way others understand our mission to be, through facts, our writings, and tongue. What Thomas Mace-Archer-Miles, Chairman of the British Monarchist Society stated to The Economist in an interview on monarchism is similar to the role of theosophy, … Continue reading The Irony of Apoliticism in Theosophy | Socialism, Communism, and Globalism

Politics and Occult Philosophy: The Phrygian Cap and E Pluribus Unum

14 Mar 20184 May 2018No Comments

The American is not known for Wisdom, but our stupidity, and weight-size. Yet Americans sport on capitol and city architectures the remembrance of the ancient gods and goddesses, deifying founders, soldiers and warriors. The symbols, aesthetics, and ideals have their origin in Greece, Britain, France, Rome, Spain, and Egypt. Republicanism, truly in action, can only … Continue reading Politics and Occult Philosophy: The Phrygian Cap and E Pluribus Unum

Giuseppe Mazzini on Divine Ideal in Republicanism

30 Mar 20175 Nov 2018No Comments

Giuseppe Mazzini on the Republican Spirit tied to the Common Good “The Republic, as I at least understand it, means association, of which liberty is only an element, a necessary antecedent. It means, association, a new philosophy of life, a divine Ideal, that shall move the world, the only means of regeneration vouchsafed to the … Continue reading Giuseppe Mazzini on Divine Ideal in Republicanism