Name: THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE REPUBLIC
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THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE REPUBLIC

by Alphonse De Lamartine

Published by Harper & Bros. 1st. 1850

Slightly better than good condition. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. Pages: iv, 164 + 4.

Book: book plate to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Ink stain to foredge not affecting text.

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BOOK I.
CHAPTER I.
Introduction
General Politics
CHAPTER II.
Essential Differences between the Republic of 1795 and the Republic of 1848
CHAPTER III
Why the Republic is called Democratic, an why it is not called Socialist - of true and false Socialism
CHAPTER IX-IX
On Home Affairs
BOOK II
CHAPTERS I-III
Foreign Relations of the Republic
CHAPTER IV
I. The Finances of the Republic
II. The Public Wealth
CHAPTER V.
Of Taxation
CHAPTERS VI-IX
What is Taxation?
CHAPTER X
Of Progressive Taxation
BOOK III
OF THE RESTITUION OF THE FORTY-FIVE CENTIME TAX
CHAPTER I
Ingratitude of the Rich - Folly of the Poor - Illusions for All
CHAPTERS II-III
Restitution of the Emigrant Indemnity
CHAPTERS IV-VIII
Income Tax
CHAPTER ix
Conclusion
BOOK IV
OF THE ORGANISATION OF UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
CHAPTER I
Preliminary Considerations
CHAPTER II
Of the Principle of Universal Suffrage
CHAPTER III
Of the Title by virtue of which the Citizen participates in Universal Suffrage
CHAPTER IV
Of the Sign of the Right to Universal Suffrage
CHAPTER V
Of the Disadvantage of the Tax required by the old democracies for the exercise of the Electorial Right
CHAPTER VI
How to find the actual Pledge and Guarantee of Universal Suffrage
CHAPTER VII
Of two modes of Universal Suffrage
CHAPTER VIII
Of Direct Suffrage
CHAPTER IX
Of Indirect Universal Suffrage, or the election by Two Degrees
CHAPTER X
Of the nature, the advantages and the disadvantages of Universal Suffrage by Two Degrees
CHAPTER XI
Objections to this System
CHAPTERS XII-XIV
In what way are the people disfranchised in the election by Two Degrees
CHAPTERS XV-XVI
Of the first amendment to be effected by Universal Suffrage - suppression of the Ballot by General Ticket
CHAPTERS XVII-XIX
Omnipotence of the Minority in the Ballot by General Ticket
CHAPTER XX
Of the true temporary System of Election which should be tried
CHAPTERS XXI-XXII
Of voting by Electorial Districts
CHAPTERS XXIII-XXXII
Other advantages of the System of Electoral Districts
CHAPTERS XXXIII-XXXIX
Of some other amendments in the system of Universal Suffrage

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