The Essay: A Critical AnthologyJohn Lincoln Stewart Essays for both the student and the general reader, with comment by the editor. |
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... reason to believe that their un- derstanding upon that question would not have appeared dif- erent from that of their twenty - three compeers , had it been manifested at all . For the purpose of adhering rigidly to the test , I have pur ...
... reason to believe that their un- derstanding upon that question would not have appeared dif- erent from that of their twenty - three compeers , had it been manifested at all . For the purpose of adhering rigidly to the test , I have pur ...
Page 272
... reason in human affairs is so much a matter of weighing interest , and interests so often are at variance with each other , that the majority's reason may be the minority's disaster . This proves that the principle of major- ity rule is ...
... reason in human affairs is so much a matter of weighing interest , and interests so often are at variance with each other , that the majority's reason may be the minority's disaster . This proves that the principle of major- ity rule is ...
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... reason , remembering the facts , will permit us . No writer can fairly ask us to do more . Obviously , the foregoing ... reasons , which would be all too familiar . It would be too weary for subtleties and likely to be apathetic toward ...
... reason , remembering the facts , will permit us . No writer can fairly ask us to do more . Obviously , the foregoing ... reasons , which would be all too familiar . It would be too weary for subtleties and likely to be apathetic toward ...
Contents
Introductory Comment | 3 |
When Conan Doyle Was Sherlock Holmes JOHN DICKSON CARR | 11 |
New England Xanadu SIGMUND DIAMOND | 32 |
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