Myth and Reality in the Populist RevoltHeath, 1966 - 112 pages |
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Page 48
... things before me happening without law and without reason , as things do in sleep ; and then , again , it is as if I were carried by some enchantment back to the old competitive period in our own country ; for , after all , America is ...
... things before me happening without law and without reason , as things do in sleep ; and then , again , it is as if I were carried by some enchantment back to the old competitive period in our own country ; for , after all , America is ...
Page 51
... thing they are simply and frankly bent upon providing for themselves and for their own ; but some of them already see that they cannot realize even this low ideal , as things are , and that it will be more and more difficult to do so ...
... thing they are simply and frankly bent upon providing for themselves and for their own ; but some of them already see that they cannot realize even this low ideal , as things are , and that it will be more and more difficult to do so ...
Page 71
... things , and propose to change them . The existing order of things is always accepted by the majority , therefore the cranks are al- ways in the minority . They are always progressive thinkers and always in advance of their time , and ...
... things , and propose to change them . The existing order of things is always accepted by the majority , therefore the cranks are al- ways in the minority . They are always progressive thinkers and always in advance of their time , and ...
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