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In direct and indirect ways democracy works for the enfranchisement of the mind
and the liberation of the spirit. Taking as its premise the equal rights of men it is
thereby committed to provide the conditions for the reasonable exercise of equal
...
In direct and indirect ways democracy works for the enfranchisement of the mind
and the liberation of the spirit. Taking as its premise the equal rights of men it is
thereby committed to provide the conditions for the reasonable exercise of equal
...
Page 88
In the end, when Karl was six years old, his father had his way, and Karl, along
with the six other children of the family, was baptized into the new faith. We know
from modern studies how deeply disturbing it is to the mind of a child to have his
...
In the end, when Karl was six years old, his father had his way, and Karl, along
with the six other children of the family, was baptized into the new faith. We know
from modern studies how deeply disturbing it is to the mind of a child to have his
...
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Robert Morrison MacIver, Robert Morrison Mac Iver. PAGE 59. is so important as
its charter of liberty for the inquiring questioning mind. Democracy admits and
fosters the always disturbing but always needed scrutiny of the “idols of the tribe.
Robert Morrison MacIver, Robert Morrison Mac Iver. PAGE 59. is so important as
its charter of liberty for the inquiring questioning mind. Democracy admits and
fosters the always disturbing but always needed scrutiny of the “idols of the tribe.
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Contents
Our Neglected Heritage | 3 |
Liberty Equality and Fraternity | 12 |
The Rule of the People | 22 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Ramparts We Guard Weil lectures on American citizenship |
| Authors | Robert Morrison MacIver, Robert Morrison Mac Iver |
| Edition | 3, reprint |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1950 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Nov 2006 |
| Length | 152 pages |
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