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 117
... wealth is no longer an expression of his own efforts . The moral significance of this is obvious . Wealth is now conditioned by ( a ) those in actual control of a business and ( b ) the general confidence of society in its future ...
... wealth is no longer an expression of his own efforts . The moral significance of this is obvious . Wealth is now conditioned by ( a ) those in actual control of a business and ( b ) the general confidence of society in its future ...
Page 119
... wealth , which includes the thou- sands of small corporations . Nearly 40 per cent , then , of all business wealth , both corporate and private , is controlled by the two hundred corporations . In 1929 , the national wealth was about ...
... wealth , which includes the thou- sands of small corporations . Nearly 40 per cent , then , of all business wealth , both corporate and private , is controlled by the two hundred corporations . In 1929 , the national wealth was about ...
Page 436
... wealth as the supreme god has made even the wealth of the most wealthy unstable . But there are signs that this state of affairs is ending and that the strongest of those who control the means of pro- duction are creating an ...
... wealth as the supreme god has made even the wealth of the most wealthy unstable . But there are signs that this state of affairs is ending and that the strongest of those who control the means of pro- duction are creating an ...
Contents
A FORGOTTEN AMERICAN CLASSIC | ix |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | xli |
David Cushman Coyle | 9 |
Copyright | |
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