Charles Beard

Charles Beard
Charles Beard (1874–1948) was an influential American historian best known for his economic interpretation of U.S. history. In his groundbreaking work "An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States" (1913), Beard argued that the Constitution was primarily shaped by the economic interests of its framers. He was a key figure in the progressive school of history, which emphasized economic factors in shaping political decisions. His ideas sparked debates about the role of class and economics in American political development, influencing generations of historians.

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BESIDE THE STILL WATERS.   "He leadeth me beside the still waters."Psalm xxiii. 2. There has been a period of geological speculation, at which all the changes which have taken place upon the earth's surface, and have left their unmistakable marks in countless relics of animal and vegetable life, were attributed to the action of sudden and violent forces, of which, to-day, earthquake and... more...

STRONG SOULS.   John x. 10 p. (Revised Version): "I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly." Life is a gift of very unequal distribution. I am not speaking merely of length of life, though that is an important element in the case: there may be sad and quiet years which do not count: we have known existences which crept on in one dull round, from petty pleasure to petty... more...