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Ferling on Washington Administration by Arieh Sclar
Jefferson continued to believe that Washington would see things as he did, and he fell into the unbecoming habit of complaining, even...


Henry Clay Defends the American System, by Arieh Sclar
[Now, eight years after the tariff of 1824], we behold cultivation extended, the arts flourishing, the face of the country improved, our...
J.Q. Adams and the Presidency
The collisions of party spirit which originate in speculative opinions or in different views of administrative policy are in their nature...


Philip Hubert on the Factory, by Arieh Sclar
Opinions differ as to whether or not the growth of the factory system is a blessing to a community, but, as a rule, it is conceded that...


David Blight on Reconstruction
“The great challenge of Reconstruction was to determine how a national blood feud could be reconciled at the same time a new nation...


Whats the Matter With Kansas, by Arieh Sclar
We don't need population, we don't need wealth, we don't need well-dressed men on the streets, we don't need cities on the fertile...


The Civil Rights cases, 1883 - by Arieh Sclar
“The 14th Amendment is prohibitory upon the States only, and the legislation authorized to be adopted by Congress for enforcing it is not...


Mary Lease and the Farmers Alliance, by Arieh Sclar
Madame President and Fellow Citizens: Do you wonder the women are joining the Alliance? I wonder if there is a woman in all this broad...


The Pullman Strike, by Arieh Sclar
“With the coming of darkness last night Dictator [Eugene] Debs’* strikers threw off the mask of law and order and began the commission of...


Mary Lease, the Populist, by Arieh Sclar
Wall Street owns the country. It is no longer a government of the people, by the people and for the people.It is a government for Wall...
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