On the record
In the North, they tend toward Democracy; in the South, toward Oligarchy.
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Henry Ward Beecher
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gutenberg.orgHenry Ward Beecher: “In the North, they tend toward Democracy; in the South, toward Oligarchy.”
Editor's note · Context
Beecher points out the tendency of Northern institutions toward democracy compared to Southern institutions leaning toward oligarchy.
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