The Political Thought of American Statesmen: Selected Writings and SpeechesMorton J. Frisch, Richard G. Stevens |
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... mind or changes in human affairs , it is the most effectual . Enlighten the people generally , and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day . Although I do not with some enthusiasts ...
... mind or changes in human affairs , it is the most effectual . Enlighten the people generally , and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day . Although I do not with some enthusiasts ...
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... mind , and to corrupt the public heart , then the humblest may stand forth and be excused for opposing even his weak- ness to the torrent of evil . That such a state of things exists in this community , I have abundant evidence . I ...
... mind , and to corrupt the public heart , then the humblest may stand forth and be excused for opposing even his weak- ness to the torrent of evil . That such a state of things exists in this community , I have abundant evidence . I ...
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... mind in order to understand what has happened in other lands . A decade ago , for example , in 1930 , the German people despaired of the processes of their democracy , which were based on the free use of the fran- chise . They were ...
... mind in order to understand what has happened in other lands . A decade ago , for example , in 1930 , the German people despaired of the processes of their democracy , which were based on the free use of the fran- chise . They were ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Founding | 2 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON 17431826 | 6 |
Copyright | |
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