Oligarchies, Monopolies, and the Constitution
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Democracy of Opportunity - A Story of a Tradition
Inclusionary principle in terms of race was its centre. The thrust of the civil war amendments wasn't simply to abolish slavery, but to make freedom national. All of these republican party ideas had to do with how to build a broad middle class. This is exactly what adam is bringing up when talking about the land grat universities. And could also talk about the distribution of western lands, and how they should be homesteads, not just sold off to the wealthiest speculators.
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