Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...coercion by economic pressure. The asserted power of choice is illusory." Thus, any comprehensive system of crop contracts and benefit payments, which in fact puts non-cooperators under economic compulsion, is as illegal as taxation if used for unpermitted purposes. Let Congress use income taxes or any other legal form of taxes to raise revenue in order to continue AAA and it will make no difference; AAA's system of crop contracts is still unconstitutional because the system is, in effect, the use of force on farmers...
...Nazi Dr. Paul Josef Goebbels' Angriff angrily announced: "History repudiates all the President's argumentation in toto. . . . History records far more wars begun by Democracies than by Napoleonic adventurers. . . . Adolf Hitler came to power legally with a greater proportion of legal votes behind him than President Roosevelt can ever hope...
...Boyd's owner & manager since 1900, "It's a dangerous thing nowadays not to be incorporated." Boyd's City Dispatch was founded in Manhattan in 1830 by John T. Boyd. It delivered letters, competing with the U. S. Post Office in what was then an entirely legal business. The company printed its own stamps, which were good for any address within the city limits, set up its post boxes at various drug stores, employed 150 letter carriers. Out-of-town mail was delivered either to the Government post office or to the Pony Express. In 1880 when...
Spencer, a Christmas present to the Abyssinians from President Conant's college, inasmuch as yesterday was Christmas according to the Coptic calendar, is known as an expert on International Law. He has been living in Paris since completing his work here, and succeeds M. Auberson, a Swiss, legal authority, with whom it is rumored Haile had a slight tiff...
...elections to court, as the company had already done enough quarreling. "They must be afraid," commented Mr. Kemp, "otherwise they would not have passed such a resolution." Mr. Kemp also said that the conduct of the meeting was "chockfull of errors," and that "they have built up a beautiful legal case for us." He did not say whether he would take his case to court...