The Democracy Reader: Classic and Modern Speeches, Essays, Poems, Declarations, and Documents on Freedom and Human Rights WorldwideThe author of The American Reader presents a uniquely readable anthology of the writings and thoughts--from Locke, Plato, Rushdie, King, Jefferson, and others--that have shaped this country and had a profound effect on the world and people everywhere. Illustrated throughout. |
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Contents
Massachusetts Body of Liberties | 99 |
Virginia Bill of Rights | 105 |
The Constitution of the United States of America | 111 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Democracy Reader: Classic and Modern Speeches, Essays, Poems, Declarations, and Documents on Freedom and Human Rights Worldwide |
| Editors | Diane Ravitch, Abigail M. Thernstrom |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | HarperCollins, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0062700308, 9780062700308 |
| Length | 331 pages |
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