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Page 15
... rich and prosperous , they were poor and ignorant ; we should not begrudge the help we have given them or allow our financial outlay to blind us to their elemental right to their freedom . In spite of our unprecedentedly altruistic rule ...
... rich and prosperous , they were poor and ignorant ; we should not begrudge the help we have given them or allow our financial outlay to blind us to their elemental right to their freedom . In spite of our unprecedentedly altruistic rule ...
Page 61
... rich with the exploitation of the virgin resources of a continent , has not yet fully learned the necessity of restraint . Lord Bryce has declared that our greatest fault is " the disposition to be lax in enforcing laws disliked by any ...
... rich with the exploitation of the virgin resources of a continent , has not yet fully learned the necessity of restraint . Lord Bryce has declared that our greatest fault is " the disposition to be lax in enforcing laws disliked by any ...
Page 72
... rich and poor , high and low , educated and ignorant , white and black . If we have had no personal experience to refute our optimism , we shall naturally assume that this is the case in America . But a little study of the facts shows ...
... rich and poor , high and low , educated and ignorant , white and black . If we have had no personal experience to refute our optimism , we shall naturally assume that this is the case in America . But a little study of the facts shows ...
Page 73
... rich man's attorneys , and often little interested in the cases assigned to them . It is a common belief among the criminal classes that conviction or ac- quittal depends upon the sum they can pay to their counsel . There are a great ...
... rich man's attorneys , and often little interested in the cases assigned to them . It is a common belief among the criminal classes that conviction or ac- quittal depends upon the sum they can pay to their counsel . There are a great ...
Page 74
... rich offender , and an inadequate hearing of the case of the poor . Still more serious than this weighting of the scales of justice in favor of rich offenders is the trend of judicial decisions and interpretations in favor of the ...
... rich offender , and an inadequate hearing of the case of the poor . Still more serious than this weighting of the scales of justice in favor of rich offenders is the trend of judicial decisions and interpretations in favor of the ...
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