Machine That Would Go of Itself: The Constitution in American CultureTransaction Publishers - 530 pages |
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... Beck , then Solicitor General of the United States , observed in 1924 ( with a wistful blend of pride and realism ) : " the Constitution , in which there is not a wasted word , is as cold and dry a document as a problem in mathematics ...
... Beck , then Solicitor General of the United States , observed in 1924 ( with a wistful blend of pride and realism ) : " the Constitution , in which there is not a wasted word , is as cold and dry a document as a problem in mathematics ...
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... Beck's book reached a broad readership ; and he received many favorable letters about it , includ- ing one from H. L. Mencken . In reply , Beck elaborated upon his intent : " I tried , from the beginning , to stress the fact that ...
... Beck's book reached a broad readership ; and he received many favorable letters about it , includ- ing one from H. L. Mencken . In reply , Beck elaborated upon his intent : " I tried , from the beginning , to stress the fact that ...
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... Beck insisted that the Constitution " depends upon public opinion " ; and in 1931 a reform - minded critic urged " the radical revision of our Constitu- tion to make our government at least as responsible , as flexible , as sensitive to ...
... Beck insisted that the Constitution " depends upon public opinion " ; and in 1931 a reform - minded critic urged " the radical revision of our Constitu- tion to make our government at least as responsible , as flexible , as sensitive to ...
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... Beck was writing ex- tensively about the Constitution , he reread Fiske's account of the Conven- tion of 1787 and " was struck with the inaccuracies that it contained . ' Given Fiske's fantastic impact as a popularizer , his sloppiness ...
... Beck was writing ex- tensively about the Constitution , he reread Fiske's account of the Conven- tion of 1787 and " was struck with the inaccuracies that it contained . ' Given Fiske's fantastic impact as a popularizer , his sloppiness ...
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... Beck , who seems to have been outspoken , com- plained about his situation in 1924 to H. L. Mencken . " I am a public offi- cial , and this has prevented me from expressing some strong views that I have with reference to the last four ...
... Beck , who seems to have been outspoken , com- plained about his situation in 1924 to H. L. Mencken . " I am a public offi- cial , and this has prevented me from expressing some strong views that I have with reference to the last four ...
Contents
2 | 43 |
PART | 125 |
The American and the British Constitution | 156 |
The Crisis in Constitutionalism | 185 |
God Knows How Dearly We Need | 219 |
Decisions Are Politics When Constitutional | 255 |
My God Making a Racket out | 282 |
PART FOUR | 313 |
The Public Got Strange and Distorted | 357 |
Its What Holds Us All Together | 381 |
Appendix A A Note on the Sources | 403 |
Abbreviations | 411 |
95 | 417 |
156 | 429 |
Index | 509 |
Our Bill of Rights Is Under | 336 |
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