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... of Western European countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—the
whole trend towards social legislation and the control of economic power—were
due to the swelling currents of public opinion, responsive to changing conditions.
... of Western European countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—the
whole trend towards social legislation and the control of economic power—were
due to the swelling currents of public opinion, responsive to changing conditions.
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autonomy, more sense of adventure, more ambition, in some sense more
freedom. In these respects he is the man to whom democracy is congenial, and
his personality is responsive to the same forces that have shaped Western
democracy.
autonomy, more sense of adventure, more ambition, in some sense more
freedom. In these respects he is the man to whom democracy is congenial, and
his personality is responsive to the same forces that have shaped Western
democracy.
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It accommodates itself more flexibly to the processes of inevitable change. It is
directly responsive to changing needs and changing attitudes. Dictatorship is
cramped by its own iron laws, by its obsession with power, by its remoteness from
the ...
It accommodates itself more flexibly to the processes of inevitable change. It is
directly responsive to changing needs and changing attitudes. Dictatorship is
cramped by its own iron laws, by its obsession with power, by its remoteness from
the ...
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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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