In Jefferson’s mind democracy was tantamount to extreme individualism.
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| Birth: | 23rd January, 1869 |
| Death: | 17th May, 1930 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Editor, Leader, Philosopher |
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Herbert David Croly was born in New York City, New York, USA. He was an intellectual leader of the progressive movement as an editor, political philosopher and a co-founder of the magazine The New Republic in early twentieth-century America. His book, The Promise of American Life, looked to the conservative spirit of effective government as espoused by Alexander Hamilton, combined with the democracy of Thomas Jefferson. In his 1914 book Progressive Democracy, he rejected the thesis that the liberal tradition in the United States was inhospitable to anti-capitalist alternatives. He educated at Harvard University, Harvard College, and City College of New York. After returning to America, he worked as an editor for an architectural magazine, The Architectural Record, from 1900 to 1906.
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