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...onarch-subjects, friends, etc. It is the natural rule, not regulations or systems, nor schools or doctrines. Individuals conforming to it are said to... ...inacy problem that universally appears in current cognitive, information, system sciences, economics, quantum dynamics, and so on; to reform current... ...losophy, fuzzy mathematics, information science, artificial intelligence, system science and other fields refer, join in and help in the development... ...erminacy problem universally appearing in current cognitive, information, system sciences, and economics, quantum dynamics, and so on; to reform cur... ...human-rights in human rights’ propaganda, non-democracy in the democratic system, and inequality in an equal society. If we Chinese can objectively ... ... C will win an election is, say, 25-30 percent true (percentage of people voting for him), 35 percent false (percentage of people voting against him)...

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...the same opposition to the arrangement, and the hay had been cut on the same system. This year the peasants were doing all the mowing for a third of t... ... not simply wasted. He could not help feeling now, since the meaning of this system had become clear to him, that the aim of his energy was a most unw... ...every opportunity, and at the same time he carried on a complex and improved system of agriculture in Russia, and with extreme inter est followed eve... ... Mihail Petrovitch’s, but ask him how it’s done. Do you call that a rational system?” said the landowner, obviously rather proud of the word “rational... ...aiting till Pestsov had finished, “meaning the right of sitting on juries, of voting, of presiding at official meetings, the right of entering the civil... ...Konstantin Dmitrievitch,” he said, “your brother’s looking for you. They are voting on the legal point.” Levin walked into the room, received a white ... ...h with his most soothing, almond oil smile. “But come along; I think they’re voting. . . .” And they separated. “I can’t understand,” said Sergey Ivan... ...secretary overtook him. “This way, please, Konstantin Dmitrievitch; they are voting.” The candidate who was being voted on was Nevyedovsky, who had so... ... arithmetical computation, of course it’s very difficult to arrive at it. And voting has not been introduced among us and cannot be introduced, for it ...

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...that they have been in a garret together. But there is the drawback on the system,—that it is almost impossible to avoid the neces- sity of doing, soo... ... one could understand. It he could become master of some great hocus-pocus system which could be made to be graceful to the ears and eyes of many, whi... ...st possible condition. All his eating and all his drinking was done upon a system, and he would consider himself to be guilty of weak self-indul- genc... ...ay by the apparent justice of Tifto’s proposition. And what was the use of voting? Let them vote as they might, it was out of the question that Tifto...

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...roves of is wrong; who imposes a corre- sponding conduct on the child by a system of prohibitions and penalties, rewards and eulogies, for which he cl... ...n: a fact nobody avows, which is yet the true explanation of the monstrous system of child imprisonment and torture which we disguise under such hypoc... ... in conditions which to children mean unspeakable bore- dom. And since our system is nevertheless to pack them all into the same house and pretend tha... ...egard for the interests, either remote or immediate, of the children. This system tends to produce a tough, rather brutal, stupid, unscrupulous class,... ...nature than they actually do? No: I cannot be put off by the news that our system would be perfect if it were worked by angels. I do not admit it even... ... the rules of the road, be able to read placards and proclama- tions, fill voting papers, compose and send letters and tele- grams, purchase food and ...

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... their breeding establishments. We’ve no studying here, and not a scrap of system that I see. All the country seems armed for bullying the facts, till... ...ia is not comparable with it. And where colonisations have be- gun without system, and without hard fighting to teach the settlers to value good leade... ...hey won’t try to understand our people. Their laws, and their rules, their systems are forced on a race of an opposite temper, who would get on well e... ...nted, but even if counted they would be past conception, like the sidereal system. The con- templation of a million stupefies: consider the figures of... ...iage-feast; but avaunt new-fangled theories and howlings: old tunes, tried systems, for us, my worthy friends. Roundness admiring the growth of its gl... ...s to a nice little bowl of froth-flummery. But it’s when the Parliamentary voting is on comes the connubial pull. She’s a good woman, a dear good soul...

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... literature and a common lan- guage, the criticism of polling and the jury system, and the ideal of a Republic with an apparatus of honour—is, I sub- ... ... minds I have been able to examine with any thorough- ness, the attempt to systematize one’s private and public con- duct alike, and to reduce it to s... ...minent importance to certain aspects of human life, and in subordi- nating systematically and always, all other considerations to these cardinal aspec... ... only the stripping bare of it is new. In nearly every religious and moral system in the world indeed, the predominant mass of the exposition of sin a... ... of devices for qualifying the present method by poll- ing; Mills’s plural voting for educated men will occur to the reader; Hare’s system of vote col... ...ll occur to the reader; Hare’s system of vote collection, and the negative voting of Doctor Grece; and the defects of these inventions have been suffi... ... to pass an examination to that end, and such as would confront him with a voting paper so complex, that only a very intelligent and painstaking man w... ... conceivable way in which a man can be expressed politically is by himself voting in person, that we do all of us habitually overlook a *The statement... ...d from au- thoritative Colonial bodies to recommend men to be added to the voting peerage. Life peers already exist. The law is represented by life pe...

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...30s. The crisis which originated in developed countries quickly spread to developing countries and the rest of the world. The turbulence in financial systems was followed by a significant reduction in real economic activity throughout the world. The crisis has highlighted that financial markets are inherently unstable and market failures have huge economic and social costs...

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...ves and the Globalization of Risk 6. Global Financial Crisis and India 7. Guiding Principles for Building a Stable Global Financial System 8. Global Financial Reforms and Developing Countries 9. Global Financial Reforms and Civil Society: A Bottom up Approach...

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... and India 59 7. Guiding Principles for Building a Stable Global Financial System 75 8. Global Financial Reforms and Developing Countries 101 9. Globa... ...e use of securitization, complex derivative instruments and shadow banking system; excessive leverage in the financial system; poor assessment of risk... ...leverage in the financial system; poor assessment of risk in the financial system; lax regulation and supervision by public bodies arising from belief... ...ry”), the current crisis originated in the “epicenter” of global financial system – US. 11 Fixing Global Finance Understanding the Sub-Prime Mortgage... ...nued on next page... 13 Fixing Global Finance known as the shadow banking system, had assumed significant debt burden by providing loans but could no... ...pril 2010, the World Bank endorsed a 3.13 percentage point increase in the voting power of developing and transition countries at IBRD. The increase i... ...ting power of developing and transition countries at IBRD. The increase in voting power has mainly benefited the big and most dynamic emerging markets...

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...arket conditions has contributed substantially to the creation of stronger financial systems within the region. To that end, the objectives of this ... ...e the volatility of the region’s financial markets; 9) establishing an early warning system in every financial market in the APEC region; and 10) a... ...economic Condition……………………………………………. 73 III.3.2 The United States Financial System………………………………….. 86 III.3.3 Financial Instituti... ...es of Mexican Financial Market Institution Process……………………….. 63 3.19 Mexican Banking System and Securities Regulation …………………………... 68 3.20 Develop... ... of Capital Markets in Billion US$, 2008…………………………………... 86 3.22 Holders of Financial System Debt, 1945-2008…………………………………. 87 3.23 The Prevailing Fi... ...market. Foreign investors can freely invest in government securities and purchase non-voting shares through mutual funds, trusts, offshore funds, an... ...nds, trusts, offshore funds, and ADRs. Foreign investment is also allowed directly in voting shares of companies that have no restrictions for forei... ...s constituted on July 2010 by means of a Presidential decree. The Council comprises 9 voting members: • SHCP: the Minister of Finance (Chair) and o... ...s have been approved in an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting by at least 96% of the voting shares of the PHC, (ii) the shareholders of the PHC, exc...

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... reorient logic, there has remained an essential need for an alternative system that could infuse into itself a representation of the real world. O... ...nto itself a representation of the real world. Out of this need arose the system of neutrosophy and its connected logic, neutrosophic logic. This ne... ...nding the resultant vector for any given state vector using the dynamical system. Appendix 9 deals with Neutrosophic logic. We have included a list ... ...ference in status between men and women, supported by social and cultural systems make it difficult for women to take preventive and safe-sex measur... ...mainly based on the working of the neurons of the brain. The dynamical system approximately works like a human brain, so only we feel these metho... ...at candidate C will win an election is say 25-30% true (percent of people voting for him), 35% false (percent of people voting against him), and 40%...

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...the workplace. The Minister of Justice, in collaboration with the court system, should accord the persecution of violating employers a high and ur... ...oyers and the unemployed should be able to directly access and update the system from PCs or laptops or by submitting forms. To organize seminars... ...) and facilities to set up small and home-based businesses by the banking system. In the absence of reaction from or collaboration with the banking ... ... and facilities to set up small and home-based businesses by the banking system and non-banking special purpose financial institutions. 2. The go... ...omic sectors and act to support them. The education and higher education systems will be re-directed and encouraged to produce the skills needed by... ... by both employers and unions. There is no social consensus regarding the voting rights of stocks owned by employees, their voluntary or compulsory ... ...he grantee) may not own stock representing more than 10% of the company's voting power unless the option price equals 110% of the market price and t...

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...better of two alternatives (nuclear energy should not be developed). Propaganda. Systematic dissemination of ideas to further a cause. Public opi... ...f an idea.. It is the totality of beliefs possessed by an individual-one's "belief system"-that determines the position one takes on an issue, which... .... An idea that is not compatible with the prevalent values and norms of the social system will not be adopted as rapidly as an innovation that is co... ...tand and use. Some innovations are readily understood by most members of a social system; others are not and will be adopted more slowly. For exam... ...ower programs March of dimes Marriage Mass transportation Mental health Metric system Military recruiting Minimum wage Motorcycle helmet use ... ...cientist, it may be viewed as a power struggle or a unit with a particular sort of voting pattern; and a lawyer may note if the marriage is legally ... ...hetic enrichment and other ideas and information; consumer researchers now speak of voting behavior, safety behavior and family planning behavior (Za... ...iated with idea adoption by consumers. With a few exceptions, notably the case of voting behavior, social scientists have given little attention to... ...dividuals whether they change brands, quantities purchased, preconceived ideas, or voting preferences. Cultural Values Cultural values are soci...

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...world’! ‘Without such Earth-rind of Habit,’ continues our author, ‘call it System of Habits, in a word, fixed ways of acting and of believing,—Society... ...xist at all. With such it exists, better or worse. Herein too, in this its System of Habits, acquired, retained how you will, lies the true Law-Code a... ... World round him, as victorious Analysis, with her Physiologies, Ner- vous-systems, Physic and Metaphysic, will never completely name, to say nothing ... ...at first moot-point, as we see, is now settled. As for the second, that of voting by Head or by Order, it unfortu- nately is still left hanging. It ha... ...ve craftsman but will leave his workshop; if not to vote, yet to assist in voting? On all highways is a rustling and bustling. Over the wide surface o... ...ds of congregating and dispersing; of crowds in deliberation, acclamation, voting by ballot and by voice,—rise discrepant towards the ear of Heaven. T... ...eau rabattu). As for their manner of working, when all dressed: for their ‘voting by head or by order’ and the rest,—this, which it were perhaps still... ... which, if we meditate it, will in these days mean much. This is no man of system, then; he is only a man of instincts and insights. A man nevertheles... ...pa- rate capacity. They are to constitute two separate, perhaps separately-voting Orders, then? It is as if both Noblesse and Clergy had silently take...

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... candidate for Congress because: 1st. I am entirely satisfied with the old system under which you and Baker were successively nominated and elected to... ...ngress; and because the Whigs of the district are well acquainted with the system, and, so far as I know or be- lieve, are well satisfied with it. If ... ...and, so far as I know or be- lieve, are well satisfied with it. If the old system be thought to be vague, as to all the delegates of the county voting... ...e old system be thought to be vague, as to all the delegates of the county voting the same way, or as to instructions to them as to whom they are to v... ... basis, the thing is still worse. It seems to me most obvious that the old system needs 7 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Two adjustment in not... ...United States, by consent or by compulsion, either by accepting office, or voting at elections, or paying tax, or serving on juries, or having process... ...s founded in the nature of the sub- ject. A member of Congress will prefer voting for a bill which contains an appropriation for his district, to voti... ...nt judgment of the consequences. If there were divine law or human law for voting for Martin Van Buren, or if a, fair examination of the consequences ... ...a, fair examination of the consequences and just reasoning would show that voting for him would bring about the ends they pretended to wish—then he wo...

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...It is an unbelieving people; which has suppositions, hypotheses, and froth-systems of victorious Analysis; and for belief this 37 Thomas Carlyle main... ...orld’! ‘Without such Earth-rind of Habit, ’ continues our author, ‘call it System of Habits, in a word, fixed ways of acting and of believing,—Society... ...xist at all. With such it exists, better or worse. Herein too, in this its System of Habits, acquired, retained how you will, lies the true Law-Code a... ... a World round him, as victorious Analysis, with her Physiologies, Nervous-systems, Physic and Metaphysic, will never com- pletely name, to say nothin... ...at first moot-point, as we see, is now settled. As for the second, that of voting by Head or by Order, it unfortunately is still left hanging. It hang... ...ve craftsman but will leave his workshop; if not to vote, yet to assist in voting? On all highways is a rustling and bustling. Over the wide surface o... ...ds of congregating and dispersing; of crowds in deliberation, acclamation, voting by ballot and by voice,—rise discrepant towards the ear of Heaven. T... ...eau rabattu). As for their manner of working, when all dressed: for their ‘voting by head or by order’ and the rest,—this, which it were perhaps still... ...separate capacity. They are to constitute two separate, perhaps separately-voting Orders, then? It is as if both Noblesse and Clergy had silently take...

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...custom, by how many modes, only not state prison offences; lying, flattering, voting, contracting yourselves into a nutshell of civility, or dilating i... ...ones with;” and so he religiously devotes a part of his day to supplying his system with the raw material of bones; walking all the while he talks beh... ...s, for instance, that the same sun which ripens my beans illumines at once a system of earths like ours. If I had remembered this it would have preven... ...he printing is skin deep and unalterable. I cannot believe that our factory system is the best mode by which men may get clothing. The condition of t... ...h myself in this respect, it is such a relief to both the moral and physical system; and I am resolved that I will not through humility become the dev... ...on themselves. The student who secures his coveted leisure and retirement by systematically shirking any labor necessary to man ob tains but an ignob... ... a Pythagorean, so far as beans are concerned, whether they mean porridge or voting, and exchanged them for rice; but, perchance, as some must work in...

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...ridor. Here Vronsky showed them the mechanism for ventila- tion on a novel system. Then he showed them marble baths, and beds with extraordinary sprin... ...nstantin Dmitrievitch,” he said, “your brother’s looking for you. They are voting on the legal point.” Levin walked into the room, received a white ba... ...with his most soothing, almond-oil smile. “But come along; I think they’re voting....” And they separated. “I can’t understand,” said Sergey Ivanovitc... ...cretary overtook him. “This way, please, Konstantin Dmitrievitch; they are voting.” The candidate who was being voted on was Nevyedovsky, who had so s...

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... she thought, with the new element she had been compelled to take into her system, to absorb it if she could. 44 The Amazing Marriage ‘You’re not sch... ...n that their bright season may not be permanent, choose to fortify it by a systematic contempt of material realities unless they come in the fairest o... ...em had they gone by: far the youths of his description are fools only upon system,—however earnestly they indulge the present self-punishing sentiment... ...ck. He was respectful for the remainder of the round. But hammering at the system he had formed, in the very next round he dropped from a tremendous r... ...tance was injurious to him because he stood against Mr. Wythan’s pampering system with his men. Ines up at the castle smelt of beer, and his eyelids w... ...ot to use his influence either way, sure though he was of her old father’s voting for her to quit the man and enter the field where qualities would be...

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...ome of the promise of the Internet, run- ning the risk of ruining an amazing system of scientific innovation, carving out an intellectual property exem... ...in our knowledge turns out to be important because our intellectual property system depends on a Preface xiv -1 ___ 0 ___ 1 ___ 37278_u00.qxd 8/28/08... ... you, and one for which people will certainly pay.) More importantly, if the system works, the choices about the content of our culture—the mix of ear... ...satisfy those needs through innovation. Patent law offers us a decentralized system that, in prin- ciple, will allow individuals and firms to pick the ... ...restraining the next generation of creators instead of encouraging them. The system that was supposed to harness the genius of both the market and dem... ...e-mails showing corporate misdeeds that threaten the integrity of electronic voting, rules that paralyze documentary filmmakers, or require payment for...

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...sbelief. Later, when the other Cardinals were asked by Berini concerning the voting, ironically, almost all of them were fuzzy about the actual vot... ... flashing his teeth. "We are not amateurs, nor are we stupid. If you find our system has flaws, I would expect nothing less than you excuse yourself... ...Radcliff. "Covertly, of course." "Ah, covertly, of course. That is when your system works best." Alex didn't like the comment, but said nothing. ... ...hat the US has made some concessions to the Mafia in exchange for the Italians voting with us on the NATO Alliance. I also told them that the Congres...

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...nsiderations on Representative Government By JOHN STUART MILL Author of “A System of Logic, Ratiocnative and Inductive” P P P P Pr r r r reface eface ... ... is generally thought to have ceased by the adoption of the representative system. But to surmount it completely, required the press, and even the new... ...f social improvement. T ake, again, such a familiar case as that of a good system of taxation and finance. This would generally be classed as be 20 ... ...ovince of Order. Yet what can be more con ducive to Progress? A financial system which promotes the one, conduces, by the very same excellences, to t... ...ly than any other to an assembly representa tive of the people is that of voting the taxes. Nevertheless, in no country does the representative body ... ...their own district. It is therefore provided that an elector may deliver a voting paper containing other names in addition to the one which stands for... ...ing lots, in default of better, would be an unobjectionable expedient. The voting papers would be conveyed to a central office, where the votes would ... ... first votes being preferred to second, second to third, and so forth. The voting papers, and all the elements of the calculation, would be placed in ... ...’s system, those who did not like the local candidates would fill up their voting papers by a selection from all the persons of national reputation on...

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...usi- ness points of view each of these is an entirely separate en- tity, a system apart, under distinct necessities, needing entire freedom to make it... ... and vanity, they have had the en- ergy and humility to develop a splendid system of national education, to toil at science and art and literature, to... ...of wages or definite limitations of toil; his acceptance of the industrial system and its methods has been as complete and unquestioning as his accept... .... The worker is beginning now to strike for unprecedented ends—against the system, against the fundamental conditions of labour, to strike for no defi... ..., and the voter is at once reduced to 58 An Englishman Looks at the World voting not to secure the return of the perhaps less hopeful candidate he li... ...our whole national life, could be largely remedied by an infinitely better voting system known as Proportional Representation. Thereupon the _Westmins... ...b for lunch; or he has been playing golf; or he has been waiting about and voting in the House; or he has been fishing; or he has been disputing a poi... ...Britain and France is particularly remarkable. These people form effective voting majorities in many constituencies; they send alleged Socialist and L... ...s. They did not realise that there are hundreds of different ways in which voting may be done, and that every way will give a different result. They t...

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...tiveness of arrangement at which Mr. Casaubon aimed) that all the mythical systems or erratic mythical fragments in the world were corruptions of a tr... ...preter of hieroglyphs write detestable verses? Has the theory of the solar system been advanced by graceful manners and conversational tact? Suppose w... ...s might be more peculiar than others. He did not approve of a too lowering system, including reckless cupping, nor, on the other hand, of incessant po... ...to enter on, had not been their doctor (Mrs. Vincy not liking the lowering system adopted by him), he had many patients among their connections and ac... ...ave made such a calculation in his own case. And now, when the question of voting had come, this repulsive fact told more strongly against Mr. Farebro... ... own best purposes by getting on bad terms with Bulstrode; he did not like voting against Farebrother, and helping to deprive him of function and sala... ...winning at cards. Moreover, Lydgate did not like the consciousness that in voting for Tyke he should be voting on the side obviously convenient for hi... ...to the question, and make the scale dip so as to exclude the necessity for voting. I think he trusted a little also to the energy which is begotten by... ...as offensive?” “It may be offensive to others. But I shall not desist from voting with him on that account.” Lydgate immediately wrote down “Tyke.” So...

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...veness of ar- rangement at which Mr. Casaubon aimed) that all the mythical systems or erratic mythical fragments in the world were cor- ruptions of a ... ...preter of hieroglyphs write detestable verses? Has the theory of the solar system been advanced by graceful manners and conversational tact? Suppose w... ...s might be more peculiar than others. He did not approve of a too lowering system, including reckless cup- ping, nor, on the other hand, of incessant ... ...to enter on, had not been their doctor (Mrs. Vincy not liking the lowering system adopted by him), he had many patients among their connections and ac... ...ave made such a calculation in his own case. And now, when the question of voting had come, this repul- sive fact told more strongly against Mr. Fareb... ... own best purposes by getting on bad terms with Bulstrode; he did not like voting against Farebrother, and help- ing to deprive him of function and sa... ...gate did not like the consciousness that in vot- ing for Tyke he should be voting on the side obviously conve- nient for himself. But would the end re... ... the question, and make the scale dip so as to exclude the ne- cessity for voting. I think he trusted a little also to the energy which is begotten by... ...as offensive?” “It may be offensive to others. But I shall not desist from voting with him on that account.” Lydgate immediately wrote down “Tyke.” So...

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...ives. His most notable service in home politics was his reform of the postal system; but his fame as a statesman rests chiefly on his services in conn... ...us sions in politics or philosophy; and what more worthy of experiments and system (its importance and its errors con sidered) than human life? “Som... ...d we would not call for their assistance if we could do without it, as their voting for such a measure might em broil them with their elders and frie... ... and said it must have been fabricated by his enemies at Paris, to decry his system. Afterwards, having been assur’d that there really existed such a ... ...specting the modes of lad ing, rigging, and sailing of a ship; each has his system; and the same vessel, laden by the judgment and orders of one capt...

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...cracy in America, the trial of nearly a half-century of the working of our system had been made, and it had been proved, by many crucial tests, to be ... ...ailles. In 1831, commissioned ostensibly to investigate the peni- tentiary system of the United States, he visited this country, with his friend, Gust... ...tion? Is it cred- ible that the democracy which has annihilated the feudal system and vanquished kings will respect the citizen and the capitalist? Wi... ...ropean contemporaries. At the period of their first emigrations the parish system, that fruitful germ of free in- stitutions, was deeply rooted in the... ... New England: the intervention of the people in pub- lic affairs, the free voting of taxes, the responsibility of au- thorities, personal liberty, and... ... ecutes the plans of the Legislature; it often happens that the latter, in voting a measure, names special agents to superin- tend the execution of it... ...of voters on their side, they assert that the true majority abstained from voting; and if they are foiled even there, they have recourse to the body o... ...of injustice and intolerance.” “What! then the blacks possess the right of voting in this county?” “Without the smallest doubt.” “How comes it, then, ... ...“This is not the fault of the law: the negroes have an undisputed right of voting, but they voluntarily abstain from making their appearance.” “A very...

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...T. Washington the neglected classes of both races of the Hampton- Tuskegee system of training. The “problem” in one sense has disappeared. The future ... ...the attitude of the white man to the Negro.” The race divergence under the system of miseducation was fast getting wider. Under the influence of the H... ...where else in the country. Education is not a thing apart from life—not a “system,” nor a philosophy; it is direct teaching how to live and how to wor... ...ieve that my mother was guilty of thieving. She was simply a victim of the system of slavery. I cannot remember having slept in a bed until after our ... ...hing that both races on the slave plan- tation sought to escape. The slave system on our place, in a large measure, took the spirit of self-reliance a... ...eir local communities, and to advise with their friends in regard to their voting. For several months the work of securing the money with which to pay... ...an learn to swim by keeping out of the water, but I do believe that in his voting he should more and more be influenced by those of intelligence and c... ...ken white man to vote, and prevents a black man in the same condition from voting. Such a law is not only unjust, but it will react, as all unjust law...

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..., the oppressed might have made this answer: “If I am vile, is it not your system that has made me so?” This ghastly laughter gives occasion, moreover... ...spy snobbery in a titled lord; and, as for the critics, he dismissed their system in an epigram. “These gentlemen,” said he, “remind me of some spinst... ...ouis Stevenson I. WHITMAN, IT CANNOT BE too soon explained, writes up to a system. He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet. He first per... ... intelligently to the facts of life. Any conviction, even if it be a whole system or a whole religion, must pass into the condition of commonplace, or... ...ifficulty in introducing his optimism: it fit- ted readily enough with his system; for the average man is truly a courageous person and truly fond of ... ...It was forced on him by his calm but radical opposition to negro slavery. “Voting for the right is doing nothing for it,” he saw; “it is only expressi...