The New Reservation of Time: And Other Articles Contributed to the Atlantic Monthly During the Occupancy of the Period DescribedHoughton Mifflin, 1916 - 213 psl. |
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The New Reservation of Time– And Other Articles Contributed to the Atlantic ... William Jewett Tucker Visos knygos peržiūra - 1916 |
The New Reservation of Time– And Other Articles Contributed to the Atlantic ... William Jewett Tucker Visos knygos peržiūra - 1916 |
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A. J. Balfour accepted advance agnosticism assumed become Belgium capital cerned Christianity civic civilization claim common conception concern conflict coöperation demands democracy diplomacy distinction duty economic world effect endeavor ethical challenge evident fact force Germany give Government half-truth human incentive increase individual industrial worker instructor intel intellectual interest international morality issue leader leadership legislation liberty means ment methods militarism mind modern monopoly Monroe Doctrine nation nature ness neutrality nomic organized labor ownership patriotism peace movement political popular portunities possible practical present principle problem produced progress Progressive Party public ownership question reach reform regard relations religion Republican Party RESERVATION satisfaction sense of inequality social conscience social strife society spirit of equality stimulus student suffrage sympathies tariff task things tion tive UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP unity universal peace wage-earner wealth William De Morgan WILLIAM JEWETT TUCKER
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