The government of cities is the one conspicuous failure of the United States.

James Bryce

The American Commonwealth

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Topic

City politics America

Author

James Bryce

Source

The American Commonwealth

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1888 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Historian Academic

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Bryce, James. The American Commonwealth. Vol. 1, London: Macmillan and Co., 1888, ch. 51.

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