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MACMILLAN & CO., LIMITED

LONDON BOMBAY CALCUTTA
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THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD.

TORONTO

AMERICAN

GOVERNMENT

AND POLITICS •

BY

CHARLES A. BEARD, PH.D.

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF POLITICS IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

1911

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