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Life and Writings of Addison

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and Whig politician. Today he is most famous for his contributions, wi…

The Anti-Coup

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Gene Sharp


Supporters of political democracy, human rights, and social justice have good reasons to be alarmed about coups d'état. These abrupt …

A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Volume I

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Mandell Creighton


Volume I of the "History of the Papacy" by the Anglican Lord Bishop of London, Mandell Creighton, deals with the popes, princes, a…

The Gracchi, Marius and Sulla

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A. H. Beesly


During the last half of the second century B.C. Rome was undisputed mistress of the civilized western world. As the British historian, Augus…

The Irish Land Question

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Henry George


"What I want to impress upon those who may read this paper is this: The Irish land question is not a mere local question; it is a unive…

Final Report of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities…

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Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activi


This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities based on its invest…

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01

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Edmund Burke


Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, he moved to London in 1750 and later served as a member of …

The Ukrainians and the European War

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The WWI (European war) for Ukrainians was the hope of its nation unity and freedom from Austria-Hungary but mostly from Russian Empire. Gali…

The African Problem and the Peace Settlement

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Edmund Dene Morel


In this essay, the author directs our attention on the African continent and describes how the exploitation and colonization of Africa by Eu…

A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General …

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Justin Mccarthy


The fourth and concluding volume of this history of Victorian Britain opens with the brutal repression in 1865 of a rebellion by ex-slaves i…

A History of American Political Theories

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Charles Edward Merriam


"A description and analysis of the characteristic types of political theory that have from time to time been dominant in American polit…

State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1869 - 1876)

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Ulysses S. Grant


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 Colored People of Chicago

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Louise DeKoven Bowen and Louise Dekoven Bowen


This book presents a summary of the findings conducted by the the Juvenile Protective Association in Chicago before the changes brought on b…

State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1845 - 1848)

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James K. Polk


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 American Credo

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H. L. Mencken


The American Credo: A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind, published in 1920, is a commentary on US politics, specif…

Fabian Essays in Socialism

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George Bernard Shaw


The Fabian Society is a British institution, which, though radical, advocated social reform through legislative rather than revolutionary me…

The Life of Washington, Volume 5

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John James Marshall


Volume five of John Marshall's biography follows Washington through his second term ending in the election of John Adams and Washington's re…

Twenty Years of the Republic 1885-1905

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Harry Thurston Peck


Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole gene…

Mental and Moral Heredity in Royalty. A Statistical Study in History and Psycho…

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Frederick Adams Woods


Frederick Adams Woods examined the biographical records and family trees of the great dynasties of Europe, judging and comparing their moral…

The Passing of the Great Race

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Madison Grant


The rapidly growing appreciation of the importance of race during the last few years, the study of the influence of race on nationality as s…

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