Imperial presidency term was used by Arthur M. Schlesinger,
Jr. to describe the presidency of the United States. Schlesinger wrote the book
The Presidency because of his concerns that US presidency was uncontrollable
and according to him, exceeded the constitutional limit. This book is where the
term imperial presidency became notable.
One exmaple of Jefferson using military force is when he sent The Navy, Marines to defeat Muslim terrorist. Jefferson had written a couple of reports on the 'Barbary pirates' when he was a diplomat and believed their demands kept escalating because the only thing they understood was power," Brian Kilmeade, co-author with Don Yaeger of "Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates," told IBD. "Although the U.S. Navy was tiny when he became president, he wasn't intimidated by the pirate fleets and decided the challenge required a military response. The First Barbary War was America's first confrontation with Islamic terrorism, and it has lessons for today."
Desiderius Erasmus lived during a time period of significant change in 1500's Europe. This rebirth, or awakening, was being felt around the known world. During this time period in Europe, a religious renaissance was occurring. The Catholic Church, which was once the one and only church with the Pope as its all powerful leader, was beginning to be challenged by "free thinkers" who opposed some of the traditions and ideals put forth by Catholicism. This time period was also a rebirth/renaissance in the areas of technology, science, arts, and philosophy. The introduction of gunpowder, for an example, forever changed human warfare and made battles more deadly than ever.
Because you are rising above violence you are not sinking to that level.
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. It was approved, after much debate, by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification.
