The Young American: A Civic ReaderMaynard, Merrill & Company, 1897 - 244 páginas |
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... mean very different things . But there is no difficulty if only we are quite sure what we mean . For instance , we speak of the " law " of gravitation . This merely means that material bodies attract one an- other ; that a stone tossed ...
... mean very different things . But there is no difficulty if only we are quite sure what we mean . For instance , we speak of the " law " of gravitation . This merely means that material bodies attract one an- other ; that a stone tossed ...
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... means in every case , nor is it always sure that a man whom the police may arrest on the charge of committing some crime is really guilty . So the people select other men whose duty it is to decide what the laws mean and whether accused ...
... means in every case , nor is it always sure that a man whom the police may arrest on the charge of committing some crime is really guilty . So the people select other men whose duty it is to decide what the laws mean and whether accused ...
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... mean to carry on , or give up , the war ? Do we mean to submit to the measures of Parlia- ment , Boston port - bill and all ? Do we mean to submit , and consent that we ourselves shall be ground to powder , and our country and its ...
... mean to carry on , or give up , the war ? Do we mean to submit to the measures of Parlia- ment , Boston port - bill and all ? Do we mean to submit , and consent that we ourselves shall be ground to powder , and our country and its ...
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OUR COUNTRY | 29 |
LAWS AND THEIR MAKERS | 36 |
WHAT WE MEAN BY GOVERNMENT | 43 |
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