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title: 'Democracy of the Chinese'
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authors:
- 'William Speer'
date: 1868-11-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'History (General)'
- 'Politics'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 1'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/speer-1868-democracy-of-the-chinese
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# Democracy of the Chinese

Harper's (Nov 1868) pieces: one on fish-culture in America; an essay analyzing Chinese political institutions, village communes, and education as foundations of popular freedom.

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