Political Science
Friends of Ukraine Publications
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Various
A number of publications distributed by the Friends of Ukraine in the period after the First World War when the Ukraine was struggling for i…
The Christian Commonwealth
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John Eliot
John Eliot, a North American missionary, advocates for post-civil-war England to adopt a representative democracy, using the Mosaic Law as a…
Woman and Labour
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Olive Schreiner
I should like to say to the men and women of the generations which will come after us—“You will look back at us with astonishment! You will …
The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy
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Theodore Lothrop Stoddard
Lothrop Stoddard's most famous treatise on race. Written in the aftermath of the First World War, Stoddard examines the racial trends of his…
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1837 - 1844)
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Martin Van Buren
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
Birth Control and the State
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Carlos Blacker
This essay is one of a great number that endorse the principle of eugenics, a controversial study and practice that aims for society or gove…
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
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Edmund Burke
There can be no hesitation in according to him a station among the most extraordinary men that ever appeared; and we think there is now but …
Abraham Lincoln's Lyceum Address, with an Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt
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Various
Long before he was President and having just started his law practice, 28-year-old Abraham Lincoln delivered (January 27, 1838) a speech on …
Israel and Hamas Conflict in Brief
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Jim Zanottiandjeremy M. Sharp
This short report, written for the Congressional Research Service with the aim of informing U.S. legislative debate, covers the Israel-Hamas…
The World Crisis, Volume 1
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Winston S. Churchill
An inside view of the critical years leading up to World War I, as well as the first few key months. Told by (at the time) Britain's First L…
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1857 - 1860)
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James Buchanan
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
The World's Best Orations, Volume 3
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Various
Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of…
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1889 - 1892)
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Benjamin Harrison
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
Charles James Fox
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Henry Offley Wakeman
Charles James Fox (1749-1806) was a prominent British Whig member of Parliament and the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger. A staunch op…
Whom We Shall Welcome: Report of the President's Commission on Immigration and …
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The President'S Commission On Immigration And Naturalizatio
In 1952, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, which had many provisions objectionable to many Americans. President T…
The Beggars of Paris
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Louis Paulian
Here, as in France, begging is made a profession. And it is very important that the public should realize the fact, that ' thoughtless almsg…
Anti-Dictator: The Discours sur la servitude voluntaire
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Étienne De La Boétie
Étienne de La Boétie was the closest friend of Michel de Montaigne and the subject of the latter's famous essay "On Frien…
Cavour
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Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-1861) was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement for Italian unification. A nobleman…
Your Pay Envelope
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John Richard Meader
A Critique of Classical Socialism presented in a series of letters to a Mr. Smith. The author was the editor of the New York-based "Com…
The Partition of Europe: A Textbook of European History 1715-1815
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Philip Guedalla
Philip Guedalla writes, "History is the most interesting part of geography, and European history is particularly dependent upon the con…