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We believe in the possibility of human progress . We believe that “ modern conditions ” can be improved . The Capital does not . It is one of the clogs that have ever stood in the way of human progress . Now , we would ask reasonable ...
We believe in the possibility of human progress . We believe that “ modern conditions ” can be improved . The Capital does not . It is one of the clogs that have ever stood in the way of human progress . Now , we would ask reasonable ...
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It is reasonable to suppose that progressivism itself must progress ; that the programs that would provide solutions for the problems of one generation might fall far short of meeting the needs of a succeeding generation .
It is reasonable to suppose that progressivism itself must progress ; that the programs that would provide solutions for the problems of one generation might fall far short of meeting the needs of a succeeding generation .
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Technological progress was one matter — its translation into material well - being quite another . “ While we think , brag of it , how far we are ahead of any former civilization , ” wrote a Minnesota state senator to Donnelly .
Technological progress was one matter — its translation into material well - being quite another . “ While we think , brag of it , how far we are ahead of any former civilization , ” wrote a Minnesota state senator to Donnelly .
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Populist Ideology | 7 |
A Cross of Gold | 23 |
Utopian Conceptions | 29 |
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