What America Means to Me: A Book of the People, by the People, for the People; Designed for Their Use in Preparing Themselves for the Practice of CitizenshipHenry Ezekiel Jackson National community board, 1920 - 236 pages |
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... whole , the community , using any agency which represents all the people and not a part of them . For this reason the best agency through which to do Americanization work , or rather train for citizen- ship , is a Community Center ...
... whole , the community , using any agency which represents all the people and not a part of them . For this reason the best agency through which to do Americanization work , or rather train for citizen- ship , is a Community Center ...
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... whole constitutional vigor , as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad ; a jealous care of the right of election by the people — a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of revolution where ...
... whole constitutional vigor , as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad ; a jealous care of the right of election by the people — a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of revolution where ...
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... . The temper of this democratized English nobility -I refer to the more recent developments , and not to ancient times is on the whole generous . The - - art of government is treated as a fine art . WHAT ARE AMERICA'S IDEALS 79.
... . The temper of this democratized English nobility -I refer to the more recent developments , and not to ancient times is on the whole generous . The - - art of government is treated as a fine art . WHAT ARE AMERICA'S IDEALS 79.
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... whole subjects taught , and that mainly to teach men how to be hierarchs or rulers of some sort . When we cross over the sea to Greece , at a period much later , though how much we know not , we find that schools had developed , and ...
... whole subjects taught , and that mainly to teach men how to be hierarchs or rulers of some sort . When we cross over the sea to Greece , at a period much later , though how much we know not , we find that schools had developed , and ...
Page 89
... whole vast domain schools began to appear to be , as John Milton says , " Raked embers out of the ashes of the past , " and they began to glow again . And from that time on , the progress of the efforts to develop , by actual teaching ...
... whole vast domain schools began to appear to be , as John Milton says , " Raked embers out of the ashes of the past , " and they began to glow again . And from that time on , the progress of the efforts to develop , by actual teaching ...
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Page 214 - Congress, . lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws: and the net produce of all duties and imposts laid by any State on imports or...
Page 64 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none...
Page 217 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed, or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, which shall neither be increased...
Page 210 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Page 62 - And let us reflect, that having banished from our land that religious intolerance under which mankind so long bled and suffered, we have yet gained little, if we countenance a political intolerance, as despotic as wicked, and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions.
Page 64 - ... the preservation of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad ; a jealous care of the right of election by the people — a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of revolution where peaceable remedies are unprovided...
Page 214 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Page 216 - ... 4. The congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes ; which day shall be the same throughout the United States.
Page 210 - The times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the congress may at any time, by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators.
Page 213 - To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of congress, become the seat of government of the United States...