No More Lies: The Myth and the Reality of American HistoryHarper & Row, 1971 - 311 pagina's Explodes such American myths as free elections, the Mason-Dixon line, free enterprise, Emancipation, and the Puritan Pilgrims. |
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Pagina 296
... elections is a twofold lie . Far from being free , elections today are outrageously expensive . And though American voters have the right to cast their ballot , to elect the candidate of their choice , they are not free to select the ...
... elections is a twofold lie . Far from being free , elections today are outrageously expensive . And though American voters have the right to cast their ballot , to elect the candidate of their choice , they are not free to select the ...
Pagina 298
... elections assures a hearing from elected officials . How much money a person controls de- termines how carefully those elected officials will listen . Since elections are not free financially , elected officials are not free to make ...
... elections assures a hearing from elected officials . How much money a person controls de- termines how carefully those elected officials will listen . Since elections are not free financially , elected officials are not free to make ...
Pagina 302
... elections . Look at it this way . Suppose you were given a choice of marrying one of two women . One of the women is a prostitute seven days a week , and the other woman prac- tices her trade only on weekends . If you were interested in ...
... elections . Look at it this way . Suppose you were given a choice of marrying one of two women . One of the women is a prostitute seven days a week , and the other woman prac- tices her trade only on weekends . If you were interested in ...
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The Myth of the Puritan Pilgrim | 15 |
The Myth of the Savage | 50 |
The Myth of the Founding Fathers | 88 |
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