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Elmer M. Ellsworth, a special assistant to Governor Winship, was a member of this hand-picked jury.
Nelson Denis • War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony
JOHN LOCKE (1632-1704) is the apostle of the Revolution of 1688, the most moderate and the most successful of all revolutions.
Bertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
Liberation School Interview: Jacques Pauwels on the Global Class War (Part 1)
youtube.comAlexandre Ledru-Rollin est un défenseur de la République et du suffrage universel, associant réforme politique et sociale. Après avoir été l’un des initiateurs de la campagne des banquets qui a fait tomber la monarchie de Juillet, il devient l’un des dirigeants de la IIe République, plaidant pour le droit à l’assistance et au travail.
Nicolas Baverez • Le Monde selon Tocqueville: Combats pour la liberté (French Edition)
Lodge believed that Wilson was planning to run for a third term, in 1920, and, that the President, anxious to be acclaimed as the peacemaker to boost his re-election prospects, was sacrificing the independence of the United States to the League. And when Wilson’s appeal backfired—the Republicans took control of both houses, although by a mere two-v
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
Louis Botha,
Max Boot • Invisible Armies
C’était un de ces hommes politiques à plusieurs faces, sans conviction, sans grands moyens, sans audace et sans connaissances sérieuses, avocat de province, joli homme de chef-lieu, gardant un équilibre de finaud entre tous les partis extrêmes, sorte de jésuite républicain et de champignon libéral de nature douteuse, comme il en pousse par centaine
... See moreGuy de Maupassant • Bel-Ami (French Edition)
In his letter to The Harvard Crimson, Albizu expressed the hope that Puerto Rico might gain independence and become like Cuba. Albizu’s hope hinged, above all, on one figure, Woodrow Wilson, elected president in 1912. A Southern Democrat, Wilson was a far cry from the three Republican imperialists who had preceded him: William McKinley, Teddy Roose
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