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Impressions of America
by Oscar WildeOscar Wilde visited America in the year 1882. Interest in the aethetic School, of which he was already the acknowledged master, had sometime previously spread to the United States, and it is said that the production of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, Patience, in which he and his disciples were held up to ridicule, determined him to pay a visit to ..
Free Thought and Official Propaganda
by Bertrand RussellFree Thought and Official Propaganda is a speech delivered in 1922 by Bertrand Russell on the importance of unrestricted freedom of expression in society, and the problem of the state and political class interfering in this through control of education, fines, economic leverage, and distortion of evidence...
Political Ideals
by Bertrand RussellPolitical ideals must be based upon ideals for the individual life. The aim of politics should be to make the lives of individuals as good as possible. There is nothing for the politician to consider outside or above the various men, women, and children who compose the world. The problem of politics is to adjust the relations of human beings in suc..
The Problem of China
by Bertrand RussellThe Problem of China is a political analysis written by Bertrand Russell. Ecerpts from the book:China has an ancient civilization which is now undergoing a very rapid process of change. The traditional civilization of China had developed in almost complete independence of Europe, and had merits and demerits quite different from those of the West. I..
Why Men Fight - A method of abolishing the international duel
by Bertrand RussellWhy Men Fight (Why Men Fight: a method of abolishing the international duel) is a 1916 book by mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell. Printed in 1917 in response to the devastations of WWI in New York by The Century Co. This book contains below philosophical essays:The Principle of GrowthThe StateWar as an InstitutionPropertyEducationMarri..
Secret Diplomacy
by Paul S. ReinschSecret Diplomacy is a political work written by Paul S. Reinsch, whose other writings include The Common Law in the Early American Colonies, 1899, World Politics at the End of the Nineteenth Century as Influenced by the Oriental Situation, 1900, Colonial Government, 1902, Colonial Administration, 1905. American Legislatures and Legislative Me..
The Irish War
by David BurrIrishmen who had recently immigrated to the United States were the chief source of labor for the construction of the Wabash-Erie Canal. Much strife among the canal workers stemmed from regional antagonisms in their homeland, and personal violence resulted on more than one occasion; the so-called “Irish War” was one such episode.David Burr, one of t..
The French and British at Three Rivers
by AnonymousAfter the discovery of America, four European states, England, France, Holland, and Spain, laid claim to various portions of the North American continent. The French claims were largely based upon the discovery of the St. Lawrence by Cartier in 1521, and subsequent exploration of the interior of the Continent by Champlain, La Salle, and other Frenc..