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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... land - a land policy which the Government itself fostered and helped to build , a land policy which therefore can certainly find a constitutional legislative program for its preservation and extension ? In order that this whole ...
... land - a land policy which the Government itself fostered and helped to build , a land policy which therefore can certainly find a constitutional legislative program for its preservation and extension ? In order that this whole ...
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... land , particularly the rich cut - over land which may be cleared and made ready for cultivation with comparative ease . He is willing to sell this land at a fair price , on terms . And if the renting tenant were rid of the tax problem ...
... land , particularly the rich cut - over land which may be cleared and made ready for cultivation with comparative ease . He is willing to sell this land at a fair price , on terms . And if the renting tenant were rid of the tax problem ...
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... land to his tenants ! Dr. Frank L. Owsley , writing in The American Review for March , 1935 , suggests a program for restoring the land to the people , and transforming worthy tenants into yeomen , which should be considered carefully ...
... land to his tenants ! Dr. Frank L. Owsley , writing in The American Review for March , 1935 , suggests a program for restoring the land to the people , and transforming worthy tenants into yeomen , which should be considered carefully ...
Contents
A FORGOTTEN AMERICAN CLASSIC | ix |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | xli |
David Cushman Coyle | 9 |
Copyright | |
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