The Cost of Something for Nothing
The Cost of Something for Nothing
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96 ^he Cost of Something for Nothing The slaveholder begins to reap a harvest of damnation before the welt has healed on the back of his slave. While the lash first falls on the back of the weak, its stroke reacts on the strong and blights a whole generation.
97 \ \ "A GOOD FELLOW" When a young man of respectable parentage, fair education, good character, and honorable ambition, comes to the legislature of his State to represent a constituency, and begins a pub- lic career which he hopes will m...ake him fa- mous and bring glory to his family, he is at once sought by the lobbyists and the older members who are schooled in corruption, and is made to understand that if he would succeed in politics he must be "a good iellow. " On all sides he is flattered, directly and indirectly, and in most cases he yields to these seductive blandishments of his newly-found friends, and they take him under their protection and pro- ceed to have a good time. He is invited to little dinners, to play cards, and to various other diversions; wine is free and cigars are plentiful.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
96 ^he Cost of Something for Nothing The slaveholder begins to reap a harvest of damnation before the welt has healed on the back of his slave. While the lash first falls on the back of the weak, its stroke reacts on the strong and blights a whole generation.
97 \ \ "A GOOD FELLOW" When a young man of respectable parentage, fair education, good character, and honorable ambition, comes to the legislature of his State to represent a constituency, and begins a pub- lic career which he hopes will m...ake him fa- mous and bring glory to his family, he is at once sought by the lobbyists and the older members who are schooled in corruption, and is made to understand that if he would succeed in politics he must be "a good iellow. " On all sides he is flattered, directly and indirectly, and in most cases he yields to these seductive blandishments of his newly-found friends, and they take him under their protection and pro- ceed to have a good time. He is invited to little dinners, to play cards, and to various other diversions; wine is free and cigars are plentiful.
What to read after The Cost of Something for Nothing?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by John Peter Altgeld to read onlineMoreLess
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