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... CRITICISM DEMOCRACY Moses Coit Tyler 158 James Russell Lowell 166 THE WORKING OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY Charles William Eliot 178 THE SURVIVAL OF CIVIL LIBERTY . Franklin Henry Giddings 191 Citizenship and Patriotism PATRIOTISM ...
... CRITICISM DEMOCRACY Moses Coit Tyler 158 James Russell Lowell 166 THE WORKING OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY Charles William Eliot 178 THE SURVIVAL OF CIVIL LIBERTY . Franklin Henry Giddings 191 Citizenship and Patriotism PATRIOTISM ...
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... criticism of life is commonly turned upon the personal differences between men , those of individuals , classes , or races . It usually exhibits an essentially narrow , hed- onistic motive . In this country , on the other hand , the ...
... criticism of life is commonly turned upon the personal differences between men , those of individuals , classes , or races . It usually exhibits an essentially narrow , hed- onistic motive . In this country , on the other hand , the ...
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... criticism rests upon a conception of the very great difference of one indi- vidual from another . As applied to life ... critic would not really know his cautious trade if he ventured to forecast his limits . The most reasonable judgment ...
... criticism rests upon a conception of the very great difference of one indi- vidual from another . As applied to life ... critic would not really know his cautious trade if he ventured to forecast his limits . The most reasonable judgment ...
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... criticism . Since 1892 he has been a professor in the English department of Columbia University . The discussion of American character , which is here given , supplements the selection from Shaler in approaching the matter from a ...
... criticism . Since 1892 he has been a professor in the English department of Columbia University . The discussion of American character , which is here given , supplements the selection from Shaler in approaching the matter from a ...
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... critic revealed an un- expected insight when he asserted that the passion of American life was not so much the use of money as a delight in the conquest of it . Many an American man of affairs would admit without hesitation that he ...
... critic revealed an un- expected insight when he asserted that the passion of American life was not so much the use of money as a delight in the conquest of it . Many an American man of affairs would admit without hesitation that he ...
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