Social History & Conditions, Social Problems
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The thread of lifeThe thread of lifeSome preface, however short, is needed to this book, the mirror of some of my ideas, and, first of all, I wish to put my readers on their guard against a false interpretation of the motives by which I have been...
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The Underground World: A mirror of life below the surfaceThe Underground World: A mirror of life below the surfaceINTERESTING SKETCHES OF MINES AND MINING IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLDCAVES AND THEIR MYSTERIESFAMOUS TUNNELSDOWN IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA. VOLCANOES AND THEIR ERUPTIONSPETROLEUMUNDERGROUND LIFE OF MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMALS. SUBTERRANEAN WORKS...
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The Man from Mars: His Morals, Politics and ReligionThe Man from Mars: His Morals, Politics and ReligionAny one advanced in life who has enjoyed opportunities of knowledge derived from association with men and books, and who has an inclination to reach the bottom of things by his own independent thought, is apt...
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Why Men Fight: A method of abolishing the international duelWhy Men Fight: A method of abolishing the international duelLe souffle, le rhythme, la vraie force populaire manqua la raction. Elle eut les rois, les trsors, les armes; elle crasa les peuples, mais elle resta muette. Elle tua en silence; elle ne put parler...
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The New OptimismThe New OptimismNevertheless, it is there, for the fact is the master key to the meaning of the universe, the one light that shines in a world of darkness, and the one sure hope in a world of doubt. Of the fact that the...
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The OrchidThe OrchidIt was generally recognized that Lydia Arnold's perceptions were quicker than those of most other people. She was alert in grasping the significance of what was said to her; her face clearly revealed this. She had the habit of deliberating just an instant...
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Etsivä SamuelEtsivä SamuelI. Vanhempain luona. II. Perhe joutuu petkutuksen uhriksi. III. Kun Samuelin piti kulkea vapaamatkustajana junassa. IV. Ilman tyt ja rahaa. V. Poliisioikeudessa. VI. Kyhien tylisten parissa. VII. Professori Stewart'in luona. VIII. Pillastunut hevonen. IX. Rohkeus tyn palkinto. X. Fairviewiss. XI. Juhlivia miljoonainomistajia. XII....
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Our Benevolent FeudalismOur Benevolent FeudalismThe germ of this book was contained in an article published in the Independent, April 3, 1902. The wide interest which that article awakened prompted the elaboration and arrangement of its briefly considered and somewhat disjointed parts into the present form. The...
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Men and ThingsMen and ThingsA friend said to me this last week, There are two things that I instinctively distrust, one is prophecy, the other is statistics. Now that the war has lengthened into the fourth year and America has taken her place by the side...
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Lihan evankeliumi: Moraalin arvosteluaLihan evankeliumi: Moraalin arvosteluaSuuri ja mahtava, ihana ja kaunis lihan-elmn-laulu ei ole yhden laulettavissa ainoastaan skeen siit voipi antaa jokainen, ken on saanut suuren intohimon palvella tervett jrke ja ihmisen paremmaksi muuttumisen aatetta, yhteiskunnan muuttumisen kautta. Mit korkeammalle kehitysasteelle elit psevt sen suuremmassa mrss...
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The Right to Be Lazy, and Other StudiesThe Right to Be Lazy, and Other StudiesM. Thiers, at a private session of the commission on primary education of 1849, said: "I wish to make the influence of the clergy all-powerful because I count upon it to propagate that good philosophy which teaches...
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Slechte TijdenSlechte TijdenAl wat ik vraag, zijn feiten. Leer die jongens en meisjes niets anders dan feiten. Dat is alles wat men in de wereld noodig heeft. Plant niet anders, en roei alle andere dingen uit. Door feiten alleen kunt gij den geest van met...
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The Survey, Volume XXX, Number 1, April 5, 1913The Survey, Volume XXX, Number 1, April 5, 1913 THE COMMON WELFARE FINGER PRINTS EDITORIAL GRIST COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES THE SOCIAL AIM IN GOVERNMENT THE SAND BED A JUDGE LINDSEY OF THE "IDLE FORTIES" NEIGHBORLINESS AND A COUNTRY COMMUNITY A NEW MINISTER TO...
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Philosophy and the Social ProblemPhilosophy and the Social ProblemTHE purpose of this essay is to show: first, that the social problem has been the basic concern of many of the greater philosophers; second, that an approach to the social problem through philosophy is the first condition of even...
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The Turn of the BalanceThe Turn of the BalanceOn the other hand, a boy was bound to defend them against anything that he thought slighting or insulting; and you did not have to verify the fact that anything had been said or done; you merely had to hear...
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Comrade YettaComrade YettaThe girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway. In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous. It was in a basementfour steps...
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The Acquisitive SocietyThe Acquisitive Society It is a commonplace that the characteristic virtue of Englishmen is their power of sustained practical activity, and their characteristic vice a reluctance to test the quality of that activity by reference to principles. They are incurious as to theory, take...
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Is civilization a disease?Is civilization a disease? This series will contain essays by representative scholars and men of affairs dealing with the various phases of the moral law in its bearing on business life under the new economic order, first delivered at the University of California on...
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Rural Problems of TodayRural Problems of TodayThis book is written for the men and women who love the country and are interested in its social welfare. Fortunately there are many such, and each year their number is increasing. Rural life has as many sides as there are...
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Past and PresentPast and Present - Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII.The condition of England, on which many pamphlets are now in the course of publication, and many thoughts unpublished are going on in every reflective head, is justly regarded as one of the most ominous,...
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