Download or read book Lewis Cass and the Politics of Moderation written by Willard Carl Klunder and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A champion of spread-eagle expansionism and an ardent nationalist, Cass subscribed to the Jeffersonian political philosophy, embracing the principles of individual liberty; the sovereignty of the people; equality of rights and opportunities for all citizens; and a strictly construed and balanced constitutional government of limited powers.