The People's Choice, from Washington to Harding: A Study in DemocracyThis work discusses how politics, democracy, and the presidency evolved in the United States from 1789 to 1923. |
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... hands , or , which is more probable , they will be- come the tools of opulence and ambition ; in which case there will be equal danger on another side . ' That a country whose leaders foresaw so clearly the dangers of democracy should ...
... hands , or , which is more probable , they will be- come the tools of opulence and ambition ; in which case there will be equal danger on another side . ' That a country whose leaders foresaw so clearly the dangers of democracy should ...
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... hands off such imperial plunder . 4 The eight years of Monroe's Presidency , 1817-1825 , while these far - reaching issues were shaping themselves , were for the most part years of superficial tranquillity . The sudden flame - up of the ...
... hands off such imperial plunder . 4 The eight years of Monroe's Presidency , 1817-1825 , while these far - reaching issues were shaping themselves , were for the most part years of superficial tranquillity . The sudden flame - up of the ...
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... hands ; but they were still confident of victory . " Tyler dares not resist ! ' exclaimed Henry Clay ; ' I'l drive ... hand . Clay secured the passage of a second bill , providing for the creation of a Bank of the United States within ...
... hands ; but they were still confident of victory . " Tyler dares not resist ! ' exclaimed Henry Clay ; ' I'l drive ... hand . Clay secured the passage of a second bill , providing for the creation of a Bank of the United States within ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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