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When its dark enough you can see the stars.

American government did not originate in any abstract theories about liberty and equality, but in th...

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The crowning feature of the federal system is the supremacy of the judiciary over all other branches...

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You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen ...

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The Industrial Revolution has two phases: one material, the other social; one concerning the making ...

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It would indeed be a sad misfortune if man were released from the necessity of work and struggle, fo...

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When it is dark enough you can see the stars.

All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with ...

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It is sobering to reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citi...

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When the historian Charles A. Beard was asked about the lessons from history he said there were fo...

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Charles A. Beard

Historian

Born: 1874-11-27

Died: 1948-09-01

Charles Austin Beard (27 November 1874 – 1 September 1948) was an influential American historian. He stressed the importance of economic factors in American constitutional history. His partner was the historian Mary Ritter BeardMore