Corruption in America from Benjamin Franklin's snuff box to Citizens United
In 1785, Louis XVI presented Benjamin Franklin with a snuff box encrusted with diamonds and inset with the King's portrait. Americans believed it threatened to "corrupt" Franklin by altering his attitude toward the French in subtle psychological ways. In 2010, one of the most conseque...
| Main Author: | Teachout, Zephyr. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2014.
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