Democracy, Liberty, and Property: Readings in the American Political TraditionFrancis William Coker |
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... popular vengeance , which is not less terrible than that of despots or sovereign senators . . The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands , that is , to give them a power at all times to defend it in the legisla- ture ...
... popular vengeance , which is not less terrible than that of despots or sovereign senators . . The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands , that is , to give them a power at all times to defend it in the legisla- ture ...
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... POPULAR LIBERTIES ANY conservatives ( from among bankers , speculators , and the larger merchants ) in the early days of independence believed that the first State governments were both too weak and too strong : too conciliatory in ...
... POPULAR LIBERTIES ANY conservatives ( from among bankers , speculators , and the larger merchants ) in the early days of independence believed that the first State governments were both too weak and too strong : too conciliatory in ...
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... popular election of federal judges for limited terms . The nominees , who were endorsed by the Socialist Party and the American Federation of Labor , received one - sixth of the popular vote , carried La Follette's home State , and ran ...
... popular election of federal judges for limited terms . The nominees , who were endorsed by the Socialist Party and the American Federation of Labor , received one - sixth of the popular vote , carried La Follette's home State , and ran ...
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
JOHN WINTHROP 15881649 | 15 |
JOHN COTTON 15841652 | 21 |
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