December

"Born Free"? E. F. Wells 718 "No man is born free; it is enough that he lives in a country where he can become free." Zoning: A Case Study John J. Roberts 721 A reporter's review of the nature and consequence of power-planning of the lives and property of people. Education in America: 3. Scientism and the Collapse of Standards 'George Charles Roche III 729 The abandonment of everything but material objects and objectives leaves man with no reason to try to think or learn. The Good Life W. M. Curtiss 739 ,If all men were agreed as to what constitutes lithe good life," no one would need to be free. The Rise and Fall of England: 1O. The Victorian Way: Affirmed and Rejected Clarence B. Carson 745 How romantics and reformers cast off the measures by which England had risen to greatness. Book Reviews 758 "Government in the Power Business" by Edwin Vennard Index 761 Anyone wishing to communicate with authors may send first-class mail in care of THE FREEMAN for forwarding.

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