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By a five - to - four vote they declared the action of the State of New York unconstitutional , because , forsooth , men must not be deprived of their " liberty " to work under unhealthy conditions . All who are acquainted with the ...
By a five - to - four vote they declared the action of the State of New York unconstitutional , because , forsooth , men must not be deprived of their " liberty " to work under unhealthy conditions . All who are acquainted with the ...
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... of action , and having no rules at all to prevent us from doing in every case whatever we wish to do at the time . ... dispense with the action of a representative legislature and to substitute direct popular action at the polls .
... of action , and having no rules at all to prevent us from doing in every case whatever we wish to do at the time . ... dispense with the action of a representative legislature and to substitute direct popular action at the polls .
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He sat for a moment , the great chamber echoing and silent , the center of action cut off from the nation at the moment of crisis . At last he bestirred himself and gave a mighty shout , which brought Missy LeHand and Marvin McIntyre ...
He sat for a moment , the great chamber echoing and silent , the center of action cut off from the nation at the moment of crisis . At last he bestirred himself and gave a mighty shout , which brought Missy LeHand and Marvin McIntyre ...
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Contents
I | 1 |
A message of hope and a promise of action First Inaugural Address | 5 |
The clash of cultures C A Eastman 1915 | 11 |
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| Title | The Making of American Democracy: 1865-1960 Volume 2 of The Making of American Democracy: Readings and Documents, Ray Allen Billington |
| Editor | Ray Allen Billington |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962 |
| ISBN | 0209540710, 9780209540712 |
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