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:*Of Usury, | :*Of Usury, | ||
:*Of Riches | :*Of Riches | ||
*EDMUND BURKE,Letter to the Sheriffs of | *EDMUND BURKE,Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol | ||
Herodotus | *JOHN BAGNELL BURY,Herodotus | ||
*JOHN C. CALHOUN, "The Concurrent Majority" (from A Disquisition on Government) | *JOHN C. CALHOUN, "The Concurrent Majority" (from A Disquisition on Government) | ||
*THOMAS CARLYLE, The Hero as King | *THOMAS CARLYLE, The Hero as King | ||
*KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ,"What Is War?" (from On War) | *KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ,"What Is War?" (from On War) | ||
*JEAN DE CREVECOEUR, | *JEAN DE CREVECOEUR, "The Making of Americans" (from Letters from an American Farmer) | ||
"The Making of Americans" (from Letters from an American Farmer) | *DANTE ALIGHIERI, "On World Government" (from De Monarchia) | ||
*DANTE ALIGHIERI, | *RALPH WALDO EMERSON,Thoreau | ||
"On World Government" (from De Monarchia) | *MICHAEL FARADAY, Observations on Mental Education | ||
*RALPH WALDO EMERSON, | |||
Thoreau | |||
*MICHAEL FARADAY, | |||
Observations on Mental Education | |||
*BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, | *BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, | ||
Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge Among the British Plantations in America, | :*Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge Among the British Plantations in America, | ||
Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania | :*Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania | ||
*GREAT DOCUMENTS, | *GREAT DOCUMENTS, | ||
The English Bill of Rights, | :*The English Bill of Rights, | ||
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, | :*Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, | ||
The Virginia Declaration of Rights, | :*The Virginia Declaration of Rights, | ||
The Declaration of Independence, | :*The Declaration of Independence, | ||
Charter of the United Nations, | :*Charter of the United Nations, | ||
Universal Declaration of Human Rights | :*Universal Declaration of Human Rights | ||
*FRANCOIS GUIZOT, | *FRANCOIS GUIZOT,"Civilization" (from History of Civilization in Europe) | ||
"Civilization" (from History of Civilization in Europe) | *NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, Sketch of Abraham Lincoln | ||
*NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, | |||
Sketch of Abraham Lincoln | |||
*DAVID HUME, | *DAVID HUME, | ||
Of Refinement in the Arts, | :*Of Refinement in the Arts, | ||
Of Money, | :*Of Money, | ||
Of the Balance of Trade, | :*Of the Balance of Trade, | ||
Of Taxes, | :*Of Taxes, | ||
Of the Study of History | :*Of the Study of History | ||
*WILLIAM JAMES, | *WILLIAM JAMES, | ||
On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings, | :*On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings, | ||
The Energies of Men, Great Men and Their | :*The Energies of Men, | ||
"The Virginia Constitution" (from Notes on Virginia), | :*Great Men and Their Environment | ||
First Inaugural Address, | *THOMAS JEFFERSON, | ||
Biographical Sketches | :*"The Virginia Constitution" (from Notes on Virginia), | ||
*IMMANUEL KANT, | :*First Inaugural Address, | ||
Perpetual Peace | :*Biographical Sketches | ||
*LA BRUYERE, | *IMMANUEL KANT, Perpetual Peace | ||
Characters | *LA BRUYERE, Characters | ||
*ABRAHAM LINCOLN, | *ABRAHAM LINCOLN, | ||
Address at Cooper Institute, | :*Address at Cooper Institute, | ||
First "Inaugural Address, | :*First "Inaugural Address, | ||
Letter to Horace Greeley, | :*Letter to Horace Greeley, | ||
Meditation on the Divine Will, | :*Meditation on the Divine Will, | ||
The Gettysburg Address, | :*The Gettysburg Address, | ||
Second Inaugural Address, | :*Second Inaugural Address, | ||
Last Public Address | :*Last Public Address | ||
*HANIEL LONG, | *HANIEL LONG, The P,ower Within Us | ||
The P,ower Within Us | *LUCIAN, The Way to Write History | ||
*LUCIAN, | *THRMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY, Machiavelli | ||
The Way to Write History | *THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS, "The Principle of Population" (from Population: The First Essay) | ||
*THRMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY, | *JOHN STUART MILL, "Childhood and Youth" (from Autobiography) | ||
Machiavelli | *THOMAS PAINE, "A Call to Patriots—December 23, 1776" (from The Crisis) | ||
*THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS, | *PLINY THE YOUNGER, "The Eruption of Vesuvius" (from Letters) | ||
"The Principle of Population" (from Population: The First Essay) | *PLUTARCH, Of Bashfulness | ||
*JOHN STUART MILL, | *WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT, "The Land of Montezuma" (from The Conquest of Mexico) | ||
"Childhood and Youth" (from Autobiography) | *JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU, A Lasting Peace Through the Federation of Europe | ||
*THOMAS PAINE, | *JOHN RUSKIN, An Idealist's Arraignment of the Age | ||
"A Call to Patriots—December 23, 1776" (from The Crisis) | *ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER, On Education | ||
*PLINY THE YOUNGER, | *ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, The Lantern-Bearers | ||
"The Eruption of Vesuvius" (from Letters) | |||
*PLUTARCH, | |||
Of Bashfulness | |||
*WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT, | |||
"The Land of Montezuma" (from The Conquest of Mexico) | |||
*JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU, | |||
A Lasting Peace Through the Federation of Europe | |||
*JOHN RUSKIN, | |||
An Idealist's Arraignment of the | |||
On Education | |||
*ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, | |||
The Lantern-Bearers | |||
*JONATHAN SWIFT, | *JONATHAN SWIFT, | ||
Resolutions When I Come to Be Old, | :*Resolutions When I Come to Be Old, | ||
An Essay on Modern Education, | :*An Essay on Modern Education, | ||
A Meditation Upon a Broomstick, | :*A Meditation Upon a Broomstick, | ||
A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from Being a Burden to Their | :*A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country | ||
Parents or Country | *CORNELIUS TACITUS, The Life of Gnaeus Julius Ag-ricola | ||
*CORNELIUS TACITUS, | *HENRY DAVID THOREAU, | ||
The Life of Gnaeus Julius Ag-ricola | :*Civil Disobedience, | ||
*HENRY DAVID THOREAU, | :*A Plea for Captain John Brown | ||
Civil Disobedience, | |||
A Plea for Captain John Brown | |||
*ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE, | *ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE, | ||
"Observations on American Life and Government" (from Democracy in America) | "Observations on American Life and Government" (from Democracy in America) |
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=List from How to Read a Book MAN AND SOCIETY
- HENRY ADAMS, -"The United States in 1800" (from History of the United States of America)
- SIR FRANCIS BACON,
- Of Youth and Age,
- Of Parents and Children,
- Of Marriage and Single Life,
- Of Great Place,
- Of Seditions and Troubles,
- Of Custom and Education,
- Of Followers and Friends,
- Of Usury,
- Of Riches
- EDMUND BURKE,Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol
- JOHN BAGNELL BURY,Herodotus
- JOHN C. CALHOUN, "The Concurrent Majority" (from A Disquisition on Government)
- THOMAS CARLYLE, The Hero as King
- KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ,"What Is War?" (from On War)
- JEAN DE CREVECOEUR, "The Making of Americans" (from Letters from an American Farmer)
- DANTE ALIGHIERI, "On World Government" (from De Monarchia)
- RALPH WALDO EMERSON,Thoreau
- MICHAEL FARADAY, Observations on Mental Education
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
- Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge Among the British Plantations in America,
- Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania
- GREAT DOCUMENTS,
- The English Bill of Rights,
- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen,
- The Virginia Declaration of Rights,
- The Declaration of Independence,
- Charter of the United Nations,
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- FRANCOIS GUIZOT,"Civilization" (from History of Civilization in Europe)
- NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, Sketch of Abraham Lincoln
- DAVID HUME,
- Of Refinement in the Arts,
- Of Money,
- Of the Balance of Trade,
- Of Taxes,
- Of the Study of History
- WILLIAM JAMES,
- On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings,
- The Energies of Men,
- Great Men and Their Environment
- THOMAS JEFFERSON,
- "The Virginia Constitution" (from Notes on Virginia),
- First Inaugural Address,
- Biographical Sketches
- IMMANUEL KANT, Perpetual Peace
- LA BRUYERE, Characters
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
- Address at Cooper Institute,
- First "Inaugural Address,
- Letter to Horace Greeley,
- Meditation on the Divine Will,
- The Gettysburg Address,
- Second Inaugural Address,
- Last Public Address
- HANIEL LONG, The P,ower Within Us
- LUCIAN, The Way to Write History
- THRMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY, Machiavelli
- THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS, "The Principle of Population" (from Population: The First Essay)
- JOHN STUART MILL, "Childhood and Youth" (from Autobiography)
- THOMAS PAINE, "A Call to Patriots—December 23, 1776" (from The Crisis)
- PLINY THE YOUNGER, "The Eruption of Vesuvius" (from Letters)
- PLUTARCH, Of Bashfulness
- WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT, "The Land of Montezuma" (from The Conquest of Mexico)
- JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU, A Lasting Peace Through the Federation of Europe
- JOHN RUSKIN, An Idealist's Arraignment of the Age
- ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER, On Education
- ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, The Lantern-Bearers
- JONATHAN SWIFT,
- Resolutions When I Come to Be Old,
- An Essay on Modern Education,
- A Meditation Upon a Broomstick,
- A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country
- CORNELIUS TACITUS, The Life of Gnaeus Julius Ag-ricola
- HENRY DAVID THOREAU,
- Civil Disobedience,
- A Plea for Captain John Brown
- ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE,
"Observations on American Life and Government" (from Democracy in America)
- MARK TWAIN,
"Learning the River" (from Life on the Mississippi)
- VOLTAIRE,
"English Men and Ideas" (from Letters on the English)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Circular Letter to the Governors of All the States on Disbanding the Army, The Farewell Address
- WALT WHITMAN,
Death of Abraham Lincoln
- VIRGINIA WOOLF,
The Art of Biography
- XENOPHON,
"The March to the Sea" (from The Persian Expedition), "The Character of Socrates" (from Memorabilia)