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... thought of American freedom . First among the various embodiments of this ideal we may speak of that political liberty that was as- serted in the historical Declaration of Independence- " these colonies are , and of right ought to be ...
... thought of American freedom . First among the various embodiments of this ideal we may speak of that political liberty that was as- serted in the historical Declaration of Independence- " these colonies are , and of right ought to be ...
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... thought of American statesmen . Emerson expressed this ideal and this fear in his well - known lines , " For what avail the plough or sail Or land or life , if freedom fail ? " The glaring inconsistency in a people that sing of their ...
... thought of American statesmen . Emerson expressed this ideal and this fear in his well - known lines , " For what avail the plough or sail Or land or life , if freedom fail ? " The glaring inconsistency in a people that sing of their ...
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... thought they profited , thereby . But the clash between ideal and practice was inevitable ; personal liberty could not forever be worshipped as the highest good and at the same time denied to a large section of the population . One by ...
... thought they profited , thereby . But the clash between ideal and practice was inevitable ; personal liberty could not forever be worshipped as the highest good and at the same time denied to a large section of the population . One by ...
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... and wood yards , for the purpose of providing their citizens with fuel at a reasonable price . The ground for this decision lay in the fact that the judges thought it would be an unwise thing for municipalities to go into 34 LIBERTY.
... and wood yards , for the purpose of providing their citizens with fuel at a reasonable price . The ground for this decision lay in the fact that the judges thought it would be an unwise thing for municipalities to go into 34 LIBERTY.
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... thought , to the extension of munic- ipal activity , led them to block legislation which a majority of Mr. Holmes ' type would have passed as legitimate . It can clearly be seen that the political and social temper of our judges may ...
... thought , to the extension of munic- ipal activity , led them to block legislation which a majority of Mr. Holmes ' type would have passed as legitimate . It can clearly be seen that the political and social temper of our judges may ...
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