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LAD/Blog #22: Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth

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Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" reveals how the difference between the rich and the poor have benefitted civilization. Carnegie incorporates the idea of Social Darwinism, or survival of the fittest when he expresses that, "while the law may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because insures the survival of the fittest in every department." Therefore, Carnegie displays the imbalance in society which had been beneficial since the most prepared citizens are the people who advance.  he started that this gap between rich and poor should be embraced because it will ultimately benefit society. This idea, though, only gives wealth to a precious few. The laws are biased toward the wealth since the government has a lassie-faire approach. He offers possible solutions for dealing with excess wealth, for the good of society. These solutions are: leaving money for families, the public can use it, or the wealthy can give it out and use it as ...
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LAD #36: FDR's Declaration of War

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On December 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led America to declare war. FDR states that December 7, 1941, the day which Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, was "a date which will live in infamy". FDR goes on to explain how the United States had originally intended not to intervene in the warfare in these countries. However, the Japanese attack resulted in direct destruction of the United States, and American needs to defend itself. He explains how Japan has gotten out of control and have become hostile. Therefore, the United States has to fight them. Jeanette Rankin was the only member of the Houses that voted against the declaration war on Japan, this garnered her the nickname "Japanette Rankin" as she was looked down upon for her vote. This similar to when the United States entered the first world war since then, too, they had to abandon their policy of neutrality in favor of defending themselves. 
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LAD/Blog #20: Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address

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