Imperial democracy, a study of the relation of government by the people, equality before the law, and other tenets of democracy to the demands of a vigorous foreign policy and other demands of imperial dominion

David Starr Jordan

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Sujets

• Henry David Thoreau
• United States
• Alaska
• HIStory

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 6
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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W^<IMPERIAL DEMOCRACY.IMPERIAL DEMOCRACY
A STUDY OF THE RELATION OF GOVERNMENT
BY THE BEFORE THEPEOPLE, EQUALITY LAW,
TENETS OF TO THEAND OTHER DEMOCRACY,
OF A VIGOROUS FOREIGN POLICYDEMANDS
AND OTHER DEMANDS OF IMPERIAL DOMINION
^BY
DAVID STARR JORDAN
LELAND UNIVERSITYPRESIDENT OF STANFORD, JR.,
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enslave their children's children whoThey
make with sin." Lowell.compromise
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D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1899Copyright, 1S99,
APPLETON AND COMPANY.By D.