The Democracy Reader: Classic and Modern Speeches, Essays, Poems, Declarations, and Documents on Freedom and Human Rights WorldwideDiane Ravitch, Abigail M. Thernstrom HarperCollins, 1992 - 331 páginas The author of The American Reader presents a uniquely readable anthology of the writings and thoughts--from Locke, Plato, Rushdie, King, Jefferson, and others--that have shaped this country and had a profound effect on the world and people everywhere. Illustrated throughout. |
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... hope of those who compiled this volume that the writing in it - by its very character — will provide a testimony to democratic culture and to the demo- cratic sensibility . It was assembled in the spirit of open inquiry , and that is ...
... hope of those who compiled this volume that the writing in it - by its very character — will provide a testimony to democratic culture and to the demo- cratic sensibility . It was assembled in the spirit of open inquiry , and that is ...
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... hope on and hope ever , and work on and work ever . They were once the slaves of the Normans ; they were despised and insulted . They were looked upon as of coarser clay than the haughty Norman . Their language was despised and ...
... hope on and hope ever , and work on and work ever . They were once the slaves of the Normans ; they were despised and insulted . They were looked upon as of coarser clay than the haughty Norman . Their language was despised and ...
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... hope . Thanking you for the award I would like , first of all , to express my gratitude and my belief that it serves to en- hance the Polish hope . The hope of the nation which throughout the 19th century had not for a moment reconciled ...
... hope . Thanking you for the award I would like , first of all , to express my gratitude and my belief that it serves to en- hance the Polish hope . The hope of the nation which throughout the 19th century had not for a moment reconciled ...
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Massachusetts Body of Liberties | 99 |
Virginia Bill of Rights | 105 |
The Constitution of the United States of America | 111 |
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