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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Page 53
... give rise first of all to a concentration of property which militates against its normal distribution . They bolster the property rights of incorporated entities in complete disregard , often enough , of older , individual property ...
... give rise first of all to a concentration of property which militates against its normal distribution . They bolster the property rights of incorporated entities in complete disregard , often enough , of older , individual property ...
Page 226
... give every landless tenant who can qualify , eighty acres of land , build him a substantial hewn - log house and barn , fence him off twenty acres for a pasture , give him two mules and two milk cows and advance him three hundred ...
... give every landless tenant who can qualify , eighty acres of land , build him a substantial hewn - log house and barn , fence him off twenty acres for a pasture , give him two mules and two milk cows and advance him three hundred ...
Page 324
... gives him at best enough to eat and wear . In the seasonal drama which gives purpose and dignity to the small proprietor the tenant plays the part either of a churl or buffoon . There are other negative virtues to a program of encourag ...
... gives him at best enough to eat and wear . In the seasonal drama which gives purpose and dignity to the small proprietor the tenant plays the part either of a churl or buffoon . There are other negative virtues to a program of encourag ...
Contents
A FORGOTTEN AMERICAN CLASSIC | ix |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | xli |
David Cushman Coyle | 9 |
Copyright | |
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