The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, Land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange ...Hyperion Press, 1975 - 479 pages |
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... passed into the possession of the state , and the land privileges were extended in the main to the favored class . Then land and cattle were the chief riches , and the noble Roman was not ashamed to work his own land . But a portion of ...
... passed into the possession of the state , and the land privileges were extended in the main to the favored class . Then land and cattle were the chief riches , and the noble Roman was not ashamed to work his own land . But a portion of ...
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... passed June 4 ; and in the Senate , June 16 , and passed the following day . Discussion of the merits of the bill was not had . The bill was justified as a war measure , and passed on the ground that it was necessary in order that the ...
... passed June 4 ; and in the Senate , June 16 , and passed the following day . Discussion of the merits of the bill was not had . The bill was justified as a war measure , and passed on the ground that it was necessary in order that the ...
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... passed the following in condemnation of the proposed sub - treasury bill : " We condemn as unconstitutional , unjust , and ruinous to the farming class , the Vance and Pickler sub - treasury bills now pending in the United States ...
... passed the following in condemnation of the proposed sub - treasury bill : " We condemn as unconstitutional , unjust , and ruinous to the farming class , the Vance and Pickler sub - treasury bills now pending in the United States ...
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