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| de Toqueville | Democracy In America, Volume 1 — de Toqueville |
Democracy In America, Volume 1 “But what now remains of those barriers which formerly arrested the aggressions of tyranny? Since religion has lost its empire over the souls of men, the most prominent boundary whi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| de Toqueville | Democracy In America, Volume 2 — de Toqueville |
Democracy In America, Volume 2 “I have just observed, that in democratic ages monuments of the arts tend to become more numerous and less important. I now hasten to point out the exception to this rule. In a demo…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Pentateuch |
The Pentateuch “The first five books of the Bible, chronicling the giving the of the law.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Hiero |
Hiero “While of tyrants, many have been murderers of their own children, many by their children murdered. Many brothers have been murderers of one another in contest for the crown;many a …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Art of War |
The Art of War “Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans; the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy's forces; the next in order is to attack the enemy's army i…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Prince |
The Prince “Coming now to the other qualities mentioned above, I say that every prince ought to desire to be considered clement and not cruel. Nevertheless he ought to take care not to misuse …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Plunkitt of Tammany Hall |
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall “EVERYBODY is talkin' these days about Tammany men growin' rich on graft, but nobody thinks of drawin' the distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft. There's all the diff…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Ancient Law |
Ancient Law “It will be inferred from what has been said that the theory which transformed the Roman jurisprudence had no claim to philosophical precision. It involved, in fact, one of those "m…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Magna Carta |
The Magna Carta “And the city of London shall have all it ancient liberties and free customs, as well by land as by water; furthermore, we decree and grant that all other cities, boroughs, towns, a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | On the Art of War — Machiavelli |
On the Art of War “If I would want, therefore, to arrange (an army for) an engagement in imitation of the Romans, just as they had two Legions, I would take two Battalions, and these having been depl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 |
Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 “But back of this is the even more important requirement that there be elected to the Legislature American citizens, with the responsibility of their citizenship upon them, rather t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Federalist Papers |
The Federalist Papers “THE mode of appointment of the Chief Magistrate of the United States is almost the only part of the system, of any consequence, which has escaped without severe censure, or which h…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Code of Hammurabi |
The Code of Hammurabi “2. If any one bring an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sink in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. Bu…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Discourse on Inequality |
Discourse on Inequality “IT is of man that I have to speak; and the question I am investigating shows me that it is to men that I must address myself: for questions of this sort are not asked by those who …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Federal Usurpation |
Federal Usurpation “Kings have ever been the bugaboo of our American people; but the President of the United States to-day, in the legitimate exercise of his authority, exercises a greater power than …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | A Discourse on Political Economy |
A Discourse on Political Economy “If our politicians were less blinded by their ambition, they would see how impossible it is for any establishment whatever to act in the spirit of its institution, unless it is gui…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Declaration of Independence |
Declaration of Independence “When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen |
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen “The representatives of the French people, organized as a National Assembly, believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of the rights of man are the sole cause of public cal…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Laws of Manu |
The Laws of Manu “34. Property lost and afterwards found (by the king's servants) shall remain in the keeping of (special) officials; those whom the king may convict of stealing it, he shall cause t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The U. S. Bill of Rights |
The U. S. Bill of Rights “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Lincoln's Gettysburg Address |
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address “But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate. . .we cannot consecrate. . . we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | JFK's Inaugural Address |
JFK's Inaugural Address “Let the word go forth from this time and place. . .to friend and foe alike. . . that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans. . . born in this century, tempered …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death |
Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to k…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Lincoln's First Inaugural Address |
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address “I now reiterate these sentiments; and, in doing so, I only press upon the public attention the most conclusive evidence of which the case is susceptible, that the property, peace, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address |
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address “On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it-- all sought to avert it. While the inaugural a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Communist Manifesto |
The Communist Manifesto “The Communists, therefore, are on the one hand, practically, the most advanced and resolute section of the working-class parties of every country, that section which pushes forward…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Mayflower Compact |
The Mayflower Compact “Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first colony in the Northerne Parts of…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | ON THE COURTIERS AND FAMILIARS OF A KING |
ON THE COURTIERS AND FAMILIARS OF A KING “The courtier also must ever be in agreement with the king. Whatever he hears the king say, he must cry "Bravo!" or "Excellent!" and let him never play the pedagogue, saying "Do thi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Law |
The Law “And, in all sincerity, can anything more than the absence of plunder be required of the law? Can the law -- which necessarily requires the use of force -- rationally be used for an…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Habeas Corpus Act |
Habeas Corpus Act “and if any person or persons shall be or stand committed or detained as aforesaid, for any crime, unless for felony or treason plainly expressed in the warrant of commitment, in th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | CIA Briefings of Presidential Candidates |
CIA Briefings of Presidential Candidates “At that time, by many accounts, he had been surprised to discover how much information relating to intelligence and national security matters had been withheld from him. The most d…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Maryland Toleration Act |
The Maryland Toleration Act “And be it also further Enacted by the same authority advise and assent that whatsoever person or persons shall from henceforth uppon any occasion of Offence or otherwise in a repro…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Agrarian Justice — Thomas Paine |
The Agrarian Justice “Cultivation is at least one of the greatest natural improvements ever made by human invention. It has given to created earth a tenfold value. But the landed monopoly that began wit…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Rights of Man — Thomas Paine |
Rights of Man “The right of a Parliament is only a right in trust, a right by delegation, and that but from a very small part of the Nation; and one of its Houses has not even this. But the right…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Dissertations On First Principles Of Government — Thomas Paine |
Dissertations On First Principles Of Government “There are however some things deducible from reason, and evidenced by experience, that serve to guide our decision upon the case. The one is never to invest any individual with ext…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Virginia Declaration of Rights — George Mason |
Virginia Declaration of Rights “That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services; which, not being descendible…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority — Lysander Spooner |
No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority “What is the motive to the secret ballot? This, and only this: Like other confederates in crime, those who use it are not friends, but enemies; and they are afraid to be known, and …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Our Highest Court |
Our Highest Court “Nowadays the tendency of the Supreme Court is to restrict its own jurisdiction rather than to enlarge it. Under this policy, and with a gradual increase in the Circuit Court of App…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Common Sense — Thomas Paine |
Common Sense “Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer, or are exposed to th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE SPIRIT OF LAWS — Montesquieu |
THE SPIRIT OF LAWS “Of Luxury. Luxury is ever in proportion to the inequality of fortunes. If the riches of a state are equally divided there will be no luxury; for it is founded merely on the conveni…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | New Views of the Constitution |
New Views of the Constitution “Let us suspend the consideration of contemporaneous testimony, and concisely review the ground we have passed over. Suppose the proceedings of the convention had been publick, and …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | On the Expunging Resolutions — Henry Clay |
On the Expunging Resolutions “How is it with the President? Is he powerless? He is felt from one extremity to the other of this vast Republic. By means of principles which he has introduced, and innovations whi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Pannomial Fragments — Jeremy Bentham |
Pannomial Fragments “For justification of the legislative arrangements necessary to afford security against maleficent acts affecting the person, what it is necessary to show is, that by them pain will…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Representative Government |
Representative Government “THE FORM of government for any given country being (within certain definite conditions) amenable to choice, it is now to be considered by what test the choice should be directed; w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Opinion as to the Constitutionality of the Bank of the United States |
Opinion as to the Constitutionality of the Bank of the United States “Alexander Hamilton's argument for.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Albany Plan of Union — Benjamin Franklin |
Albany Plan of Union “5. That after the first three years, when the proportion of money arising out of each Colony to the general treasury can be known, the number of members to be chosen for each Colon…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC — O. A. BROWNSON |
THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC “Full title: THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC: ITS CONSTITUTION, TENDENCIES, AND DESTINY.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Declaration of Arbroath |
The Declaration of Arbroath “To conclude, we are and shall ever be, as far as duty calls us, ready to do your will in all things, as obedient sons to you as His Vicar; and to Him as the Supreme King and Judge …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Assize of Arms |
Assize of Arms “1. Let every holder of a knight's fee have a hauberk, a helmet, a shield and a lance. And let every knight have as many hauberks, helmets, shields and lances, as he has knight's fe…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Assize of Clarendon — King Henry II |
Assize of Clarendon “2. And he who shall be found by the oath of the aforesaid cited or charged as having been a robber or murderer or thief or a receiver of them since the lord king was king, let him …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | RECENT CHANGES IN AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL THEORY — JOHN W. BURGESS |
RECENT CHANGES IN AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL THEORY “I hold that the Spanish War of that year was the turning point in our political and constitutional history. Down to that date, the movement of that history had been an almost unbro…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | CONFIRMATIO CARTARUM |
CONFIRMATIO CARTARUM “And we will that the same charters shall be sent under our seal, as well to our justices of the forest, as to others, and to all sheriffs of shires, and to all our other officers, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | CONSTITUTIONAL PROJECT FOR CORSICA — Jean Jacques Rousseau |
CONSTITUTIONAL PROJECT FOR CORSICA “The following, then, are the principles which ought, in my opinion, to serve as the basis for their laws: to make use of their own people and their own country as far as possible; …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Of Crimes and Punishments — Cesare Bonesana, Marchese Beccaria |
Of Crimes and Punishments “If the power of interpreting laws be an evil, obscurity in them must be another, as the former is the consequence of the latter. This evil will be still greater if the laws be writ…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE DECLARATORY ACT |
THE DECLARATORY ACT “That the said colonies and plantations in America have been, are, and of right ought to be, subordinate unto, and dependent upon the imperial crown and Parliament of Great Britain;…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | On the Law of War and Peace — Hugo Grotius |
On the Law of War and Peace “But as in those early times, when men were few, and aggressions rare, there was less occasion for examples, God restrained by an express commandment the impulse of nature which app…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF THE STAMP ACT CONGRESS |
THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF THE STAMP ACT CONGRESS “That His Majesty's subjects in these colonies owe the same allegiance to the crown of Great Britain that is owing from his subjects born within the realm, and all due subordination…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Elements of Law Natural and Politic — Thomas Hobbes |
The Elements of Law Natural and Politic “And every of these conceptions is pleasure present. And first for the pleasures of the body which affect the sense of touch and taste, as far forth as they be organical, their conc…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | BILL OF RIGHTS |
BILL OF RIGHTS “Subtitled: An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS |
THE FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS “It is Ordered, sentenced, and decreed, that after there are warrants given out for any of the said General Courts, the Constable or Constables of each Town, shall forthwith give no…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Excerpts from FRAME OF GOVERNMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA |
Excerpts from FRAME OF GOVERNMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA “These considerations of the weight of government, and the nice and various opinions about it, made it uneasy to me to think of publishing the ensuing frame and conditional laws, fo…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE CONSTITUTION OF THE IROQUOIS NATIONS |
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE IROQUOIS NATIONS “All the business of the Five Nations Confederate Council shall be conducted by the two combined bodies of Confederate Lords. First the question shall be passed upon by the Mohawk a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | On Liberty — John Winthrop |
On Liberty “This liberty is incompatible and inconsistent with authority and cannot endure the least restraint of the most just authority. The exercise and maintaining of this liberty makes me…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Seneca Falls Declaration — Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
The Seneca Falls Declaration “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | DECLARATION OF TAKING UP ARMS: |
DECLARATION OF TAKING UP ARMS: “Note: RESOLUTIONS OF THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank |
Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank “Thomas Jefferson's opinion against.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE TENURE OF KINGS AND MAGISTRATES — John Milton |
THE TENURE OF KINGS AND MAGISTRATES “Another sort there is, who coming in the course of these affairs, to have their share in great actions above the form of law or custom, at least to give their voice and approbation…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | A TREATISE OF CIVIL POWER IN ECCLESIASTICAL CAUSES — JOHN MlLTON |
A TREATISE OF CIVIL POWER IN ECCLESIASTICAL CAUSES “Subtitled: THAT IT IS NOT LAWFUL FOR ANY POWER ON EARTH TO COMPEL IN MATTERS OF RELIGION.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | First Inaugural Speech — Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
First Inaugural Speech “So first of all let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear. . .is fear itself. . . nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE CHARLOTTE TOWN RESOLVES |
THE CHARLOTTE TOWN RESOLVES “As all former Laws are now suspended in this Province, and the Congress have not yet provided others, we judge it necessary, for the better Preservation of good Order, to form cert…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | DECLARATION OF COLONIAL RIGHTS |
DECLARATION OF COLONIAL RIGHTS “And it has lately been resolved in Parliament, that by force of a statute, made in the thirty-fifth year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth, colonists may be transported to Engl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | A PLAN FOR COLONIAL UNION — Benjamin Franklin |
A PLAN FOR COLONIAL UNION “That the people in the colonies who are to feel the immediate mischiefs of invasion and conquest by an enemy, in the loss of their estates, lives, and liberties, are likely to be b…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS — ROGER SHERMAN HOAR |
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS “Full title: CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS THEIR NATURE, POWERS, AND LIMITATIONS.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Northwest Ordinance |
The Northwest Ordinance “The representatives thus elected, shall serve for the term of two years; and, in case of the death of a representative, or removal from office, the governor shall issue a writ to t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The English Constitution — Walter Bagehot |
The English Constitution “The use of the House of Lords or, rather, of the Lords, in its dignified capacity--is very great. It does not attract so much reverence as the Queen, but it attracts very much. The…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Civil Government of Virginia — William F. Fox |
Civil Government of Virginia “All male citizens over twenty-one years of age who have been residents of the State for two years, and of the county, city, or town in which they reside for one year next preceding…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Some Copyright Statutes — United States Copyright Office |
Some Copyright Statutes “Example: A work made for hire is created in 1983 and is first published in 1988. However, the notice contains the earlier year of 1987. In this case, the term of copyright protecti…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | US Presidential Inagural Addresses |
US Presidential Inagural Addresses “There are men who doubt this. There are men who believe that democracy, as a form of Government and a frame of life, is limited or measured by a kind of mystical and artificial fat…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Tyranny Unmasked — John Taylor of Caroline |
Tyranny Unmasked “A passion for carnage, is the tyranny of savages. Ambition and avarice are the passions which produce civilized tyranny. A policy for encouraging the latter passions, is like one f…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | A LETTER to Grover Cleveland — LYSANDER SPOONER |
A LETTER to Grover Cleveland “Full title: A LETTER to Grover Cleveland on his False Inaugural Address, the Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude of…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Prince — Nicolo Machiavelli |
The Prince “Improved text, supersedes earlier version.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Corporation of London — William Ferneley Allen |
The Corporation of London “Full title: The Corporation of London: Its Rights and Privileges…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Baron d'Holbach — Max Pearson Cushing |
Baron d'Holbach “Full title: Baron D'Holbach: A Study of Eighteenth Century Radicalism in France…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Inhumanity of Socialism — Edward F. Adams |
The Inhumanity of Socialism “The majority of Socialists would reach this end gradually, by successive steps, and with compensation to existing owners. A violent minority would reach it per saltum, by bloodshed…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Essays on Mankind and Political Arithmetic — Sir William Petty |
Essays on Mankind and Political Arithmetic “(b.) That at London the hospitals are better and more desirable than those of Paris, for that in the best at Paris there die two out of fifteen, whereas at London there die out of …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE JUDGMENT OF Martin Bucer CONCERNING DIVORCE |
THE JUDGMENT OF Martin Bucer CONCERNING DIVORCE “Some will say perhaps, Wherfore all this concerning Marriage after vow of single life, whenas the question was of Marriage after Divorce? For this reason, that they whom it so much…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America |
Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America “By the return of this bill, which seemed to have taken its flight forever, we are at this very instant nearly as free to choose a plan for our American Government as we were on the…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox — Charles E. Morris |
The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox “"A man who has occupied this position without interruption during three administrations would be a failure at the very outstart if he resorted to devious conduct or political dupli…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Thoughts on Present Discontents — Edmund Burke |
Thoughts on Present Discontents “It is always to be lamented when men are driven to search into the foundations of the commonwealth. It is certainly necessary to resort to the theory of your government whenever yo…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt “We may acknowledge that our enemies have performed a brilliant feat of deception, perfectly timed and executed with great skill. It was a thoroughly dishonorable deed, but we must …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Reno — Lilyan Stratton |
Reno “"The unenviable reputation, throughout the length and breadth of the land, in regard to the divorce law, has heaped ignominy on the State of Nevada. A few unscrupulous members of t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The British North America Act, 1867 |
The British North America Act, 1867 “The Privileges, Immunities, and Powers to be held, enjoyed, and exercised by the Senate and by the House of Commons and by the Members thereof respectively shall be such as are fro…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Institutes of Justinian — translated by J.B. Moyle |
The Institutes of Justinian “Let us now examine the modes in which persons dependent on a superior become independent. How slaves are freed from the power of their masters can be gathered from what has already…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | GO RIN NO SHO: A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS — Miyamoto Musashi |
GO RIN NO SHO: A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS “My Way of strategy is the sure method to win when fighting for your life one man against five or ten. There is nothing wrong with the principle "one man can beat ten, so a thousand…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Code of Honor — John Lyde Wilson |
The Code of Honor “Full title: THE CODE OF HONOR; or RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT of PRINCIPALS AND SECONDS in DUELLING…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Problems in American Democracy — Thames Ross Williamson |
Problems in American Democracy “40. NO GOVERNMENT IS PERFECT.--All government is a compromise, in that it is adopted or created for the purpose of harmonizing the interests of the individual with the interests of…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Charter and supplemental charter of the Hudson's Bay Company |
Charter and supplemental charter of the Hudson's Bay Company “And whereas the said original charter similarly provided for the election in each and every year between the first and last day of November of seven of the Company to be a Committe…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | On the Juche Idea — Kim Jong Il |
On the Juche Idea “Man cannot, of course, live outside the world; he lives and conducts his activity in the world. Nature is the object of man's labour and also is the material source of his life. So…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes |
The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes “The present crisis, O Athenians, requires, if any ever did, much thought and counsel. Not that I am puzzled, what advice to give in the matter; I am only doubtful, in what way, Ath…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Philip Dru: Administrator — Edward Mandell House |
Philip Dru: Administrator “First published (anonymously) in 1912, this novel describes for the overthrow of the U.S. government in favor of a socialist regime. House was an advisor to Presdient Wilson.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Treaties of Canada — Alexander Morris |
The Treaties of Canada “Full title: The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Iraq, a country study — Edited by Helen Chapin Metz |
Iraq, a country study “The Baath Party in Iraq, like its counterparts in other Arab regions (states), derived from the official founding congress in Damascus in 1947. This conclave of pan-Arab intellectu…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Iran, a country study |
Iran, a country study “Iran's future course in the late 1980s hinged upon a number of factors. These included the smoothness with which it would be able to make the transition to Ayatollah Khomeini's suc…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Woman and the Republic — Helen Kendrick Johnson |
Woman and the Republic “The long cry of Suffrage has not been able to bring about "equal pay for equal work," even where legislation to that effect has been introduced into Trades Unions and State laws. T…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |