Who Owns America?: A New Declaration of IndependenceHerbert Agar, Allen Tate ISI Books, 1999 - 450 pages "It was a radical statement in 1936 and remains one at the end of the twentieth century. How should a republic exercise power over its citizens? How may economic goods be justly distributed? What status should the small farm have in the life of a nation? By what means may family life be rendered stable? What is the economic role of women in a free society? These are just some of the issues raised, and answered in unique ways, in this book. |
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... Constitution cannot secure a full measure of liberty and political rights for a citizenry of workers , tenants , and share - croppers . But this does not mean that there is an inher- ent weakness in the Constitution itself . A condition ...
... Constitution cannot secure a full measure of liberty and political rights for a citizenry of workers , tenants , and share - croppers . But this does not mean that there is an inher- ent weakness in the Constitution itself . A condition ...
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... Constitution - in order to see that sectional interpre- tation was a major factor up until 1865 , in creating doubt as to the meaning of the Constitution . I wish to comment further upon the rĂ´le of the Supreme Court in befogging the ...
... Constitution - in order to see that sectional interpre- tation was a major factor up until 1865 , in creating doubt as to the meaning of the Constitution . I wish to comment further upon the rĂ´le of the Supreme Court in befogging the ...
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... Constitution itself and ig- nore the principle of stare decisis ; but it is too much to expect of our jurists . The Supreme Court have determined and will de- termine the constitutionality of a measure in accordance with their social ...
... Constitution itself and ig- nore the principle of stare decisis ; but it is too much to expect of our jurists . The Supreme Court have determined and will de- termine the constitutionality of a measure in accordance with their social ...
Contents
A FORGOTTEN AMERICAN CLASSIC | ix |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | xli |
David Cushman Coyle | 9 |
Copyright | |
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