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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... hands of a few men .... The recommendations of the public lands commissioner are sound for they are especially in the interest of the actual home maker ; and where the small home maker cannot at present utilize the land they provide ...
... hands of a few men .... The recommendations of the public lands commissioner are sound for they are especially in the interest of the actual home maker ; and where the small home maker cannot at present utilize the land they provide ...
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... hands , and he and his disciple Marshall , and their disciples , proposed and propose that government and society be run in the interest of the rich and the well - born . Under the Hamiltonian philosophy , Dives might throw crumbs . to ...
... hands , and he and his disciple Marshall , and their disciples , proposed and propose that government and society be run in the interest of the rich and the well - born . Under the Hamiltonian philosophy , Dives might throw crumbs . to ...
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... hands of private owners waiting to produce . These owners will raise crops for the market as fast as they see any chance to dispose of them at cost , and as a matter of fact always a little faster . In the same way the railroads , or ...
... hands of private owners waiting to produce . These owners will raise crops for the market as fast as they see any chance to dispose of them at cost , and as a matter of fact always a little faster . In the same way the railroads , or ...
Contents
A FORGOTTEN AMERICAN CLASSIC | ix |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | xli |
David Cushman Coyle | 9 |
Copyright | |
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