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Page 29
... demagogues , quack doctors , pettifogging lawyers , corrupt and ignorant judges , to which add dram - shops , monopolies , and gambling , have defiled the morals , fed upon the earnings , and tortured and slaughtered the people for ages ...
... demagogues , quack doctors , pettifogging lawyers , corrupt and ignorant judges , to which add dram - shops , monopolies , and gambling , have defiled the morals , fed upon the earnings , and tortured and slaughtered the people for ages ...
Page 84
... demagogues , levies , without stint , are made to build temples , and pay armies of teachers , selected by ignorant politicians , to catch the applause of the rabble , by the establishment of poor schools ; and millions of debts are ...
... demagogues , levies , without stint , are made to build temples , and pay armies of teachers , selected by ignorant politicians , to catch the applause of the rabble , by the establishment of poor schools ; and millions of debts are ...
Page 86
... demagogues to delude , defraud , and oppress the people . Their secret purpose is to complicate the tricks and obscuri- ties of faction fraud , so as to bewilder and cheat the people by compound taxations out of their hard earnings and ...
... demagogues to delude , defraud , and oppress the people . Their secret purpose is to complicate the tricks and obscuri- ties of faction fraud , so as to bewilder and cheat the people by compound taxations out of their hard earnings and ...
Page 300
... demagogues and fac- tionists , and contribute to the establishment of a rule for the honest selection of faithful and competent persons for the public confidence and favor . " For who shall go about To cozen fortune , and be honorable ...
... demagogues and fac- tionists , and contribute to the establishment of a rule for the honest selection of faithful and competent persons for the public confidence and favor . " For who shall go about To cozen fortune , and be honorable ...
Page 365
... demagogues , and the most effectual precautions against these abuses by an indemnity for equal franchise , the right of suffrage , rotation in office , and frequent elections , upon the most careful and rigid system of qualifications to ...
... demagogues , and the most effectual precautions against these abuses by an indemnity for equal franchise , the right of suffrage , rotation in office , and frequent elections , upon the most careful and rigid system of qualifications to ...
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