Phantom Public

by Walter Lippmann

16 chapters3h 17mEnglish1925

About this book

“The Voice of the People has been said to be the voice of God: and however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true in fact.”—by Alexander Hamilton, June 18, 1787, at the Federal Convention

Chapters (16)

1The Disenchanted Man

553

2The Unattainable Ideal

1128

3Agents and Bystanders

839

4What the Public Does

553

5The Neutralization of Arbitrary Force

764

6The Question Aristotle Asked

254

7The Nature of a Problem

846

8Social Contracts

884

9The Two Questions Before the Public

209

10The Main Value of Public Debate

366

11The Defective Rule

727

12The Criteria of Reform

1164

13The Principles of Public Opinion

566

14Society in Its Place

1174

15Absentee Rulers

890

16The Realms of Disorder

931

Phantom Public

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Chapters (16)

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