The Democracy of the Constitution, and other Addresses and Essays

Henry Cabot Lodge was a popular American Senator from Massachusetts. He did not only make a name for himself as a politician, but also as an essayist, combining his personal experience as Senator with a study of the philosophical and historical background of this profession. The essays in this volume concern the American model of democracy in particular. Published in 1915, the essays contained herein also reflect the rapid changes brought about by World War I, which will interest a wide readership.

By : Henry Cabot Lodge (1850 - 1924)

01 - The Public Opinion Bill, part 1 02 - The Public Opinion Bill, part 2 03 - The Constitution and its Makers, part 1 04 - The Constitution and its Makers, part 2 05 - The Constitution and its Makers, part 3 06 - The Compulsory Initiative and Referendum, and the Recall of Judges 07 - The Constitution and the Bill of Rights 08 - The Democracy of Abraham Lincoln, part 1 09 - The Democracy of Abraham Lincoln, part 2 10 - John C. Calhoun, part 1 11 - John C. Calhoun, part 2 12 - Thomas Brackett Reed 13 - An American Myth 14 - As to Anthologies 15 - The Origin of Certain Americanisms, part 1 16 - The Origin of Certain Americanisms, part 2 17 - Diversions of a Convalescent, part 1 18 - Diversions of a Convalescent, part 2