tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post8482797283064855692..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Ezra Stiles American JacobinBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-37534882197878502532010-07-26T19:28:01.391-06:002010-07-26T19:28:01.391-06:00Jon, your source text points at another motivation...Jon, your source text points at another motivation for the enthusiasm of American clergy for the French Revolution: anti-Catholicism [anti-papism]. At first, until its excesses were known, the idea of diminishing Romishness anywhere in the world would be very appealing to any good Protestant.<br /><br />Stiles dies in 1795, just as things [and heads] really start rolling; however, it doesn't seem to diminish his enthusiasm. Indeed, his call for "more Use of the Guillotine yet" sounds quite psychotic. ;-)Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com