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1. Plato

2. A collection of 12 books written by a Roman emperor which introduced the Stoic philosophy, the concept of logic, self-discipline, and faith that the course the world runs is a good one.

3. Defined the literary genre subsequent philosophers used. He wrote approximately 30 dialogues, in most of which Socrates is the main character

4. (William Jennings) Bryan

5. A book based in the research and study of youth - primarily adolescent girls - on the island of Ta'u in the Samoan Islands

6. Celebrated open letter to the president of the French Republic in defense of Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer who had been accused of treason by the French army

7. (Niccolo) Machiavelli

8. In the address, the author supported bimetallism, or 'free silver,' which he believed would bring the nation prosperity

9. A philosophical work originally intended as a short essay. The work applies the author's ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state. Attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty

10. The Israelites fall into idolatry, God punishes them for their sins with oppression by foreign peoples, the Israelites cry out to God for help, and God sends a judge to deliver them from the foreign oppression

11. The supreme law of the United States. The fundamental or organic law of the US, framed in 1787 by the Constitutional Convention

12. Autobiographical treatise best known for source of the famous quote, 'I think, therefore I am.'

13. Urges America to 'make real the promises of democracy.' Synthesizes portions of his earlier speeches to capture both the necessity for change and the potential for hope in American society

14. Expounds the theory of the capitalist system, its dynamism, and its tendencies toward self-destruction

15. (Aleksandr) Solzhenitsyn

16. Aristotle

17. A collection of poems, hymns, and prayers that express the religious feelings of Jews throughout the various periods in their national history

18. the first book of the Bible, dealing with the Creation and the Patriarchs

19. Plato

20. Extended analysis of how to acquire and maintain political power. Includes 26 chapters and an opening dedication to Lorenzo de Medici, which declares the author's intention the conduct of great men and the principles of princely government

21. the second book of the Bible, containing an account if the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses

22. Sacred scripture of Sikhism

23. A satirical essay that suggested that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food for rich gentlemen and ladies. Mocked heartless attitudes toward the poor

24. (Friedrich) Nietzsche

25. (Karl) Marx and (Friedrich) Engels