
BY
AUTHOR’S NOTE
PREFACE
CHAPTER ISUBJECTS BECOME CITIZENS
CHAPTER IITHE STATE GOVERNMENTS FORM A UNION OF STATES
CHAPTER IIIAMERICANS FIND THE NEED OF A SINGLE NATION
CHAPTER IVTHE BIRTH OF THE NATION
CHAPTER VTHE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED
CHAPTER VITHE CONVENTIONS GIVE THE CONSENT
CHAPTER VIIPEOPLE OR GOVERNMENT?—CONVENTIONS OR LEGISLATURES?
In this thought‑provoking work, the author turns a critical eye toward the foundations of American liberty, questioning how the Eighteenth Amendment fits—or doesn’t fit—within the nation’s original constitutional vision. Drawing on historic speeches, landmark debates, and the words of judges who shaped early governance, the text lays out a clear distinction between a “nation of free men” and the later‑formed federation of states. Readers are invited to reconsider what it truly means to be an American citizen when the very structure of government is called into question.
The narrative weaves together legal analysis and vivid historical anecdotes, revealing how a single amendment can upend the balance between individual rights and collective authority. By exposing a long‑standing false assumption at the heart of Prohibition, the author argues that the amendment transforms citizens into subjects rather than participants in self‑government. Listeners will come away with a fresh perspective on constitutional intent, the power of civic education, and the enduring tension between liberty and legislation.
Language
en
Duration
~14 hours (821K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1923.
Credits
Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2023-11-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Best known for the 1923 book Citizen or Subject?, this writer tackled big questions about American citizenship, constitutional power, and individual liberty. His work has endured as a public-domain text still read through Project Gutenberg and library archives.
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