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Page 79
... proved not al- together happy for the state , they were an invaluable experience for him . The techniques of politics - appeal , persuasion , com- promise , maneuver became thoroughly familiar to him ; he learned the ways and nature of ...
... proved not al- together happy for the state , they were an invaluable experience for him . The techniques of politics - appeal , persuasion , com- promise , maneuver became thoroughly familiar to him ; he learned the ways and nature of ...
Page 268
... proving that popular government is not an absurdity . We must settle this question now , whether in a free government the minor- ity have the right to break up the government whenever they choose . If we fail it will go far to prove the ...
... proving that popular government is not an absurdity . We must settle this question now , whether in a free government the minor- ity have the right to break up the government whenever they choose . If we fail it will go far to prove the ...
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... proved that democracy gives the humblest man his chance ; his exercise of power showed government of , by , and for the people working at its best . The notion that the people were incapable of governing themselves could scarcely be ...
... proved that democracy gives the humblest man his chance ; his exercise of power showed government of , by , and for the people working at its best . The notion that the people were incapable of governing themselves could scarcely be ...
Contents
The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
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