 In the republican government, the ballot-box is the urn of fate; yet no god shakes the bowl or presides over the lot. If the ballot-box is open to wisdom and patriotism and humanity, it is equally open to ignorance and treachery, to pride and envy, to...  The R.I. Schoolmaster - Página 3201871Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
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