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Askew, 1906, p. 57: Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 47: Briefs.
Is co-operation more adapted to promote the virtue and happiness of mankind than competition? Rowton, p. 221: References.
Is the principle of industrial co-operation capable of general and successful application? Do the experiments thus far in co-operation justify, on the whole, the hope of its ultimate general adoption? Is co-operation in business more beneficial than competition? Matson, p. 220: Briefs and references.
=Copyright.=
Alden, p. 249: Brief of Macaulay's speech on copyright.
An international copyright law is desirable. Brookings, p. 80: Briefs and references.
=Corporal punishment.=
Corporal punishment in schools. Askew, 1906, p. 58: Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 47: Briefs.
Is corporal punishment justifiable? Rowton, p. 209: References.
=Councilmen.=
Should councilman of American cities be compensated? C. L. of P. Reference lists.
=Country and city.= See =City and country.=
=Country schools.=
Consolidation of rural schools. Wisconsin University, no. 387: Arguments and references.
=Court of final appeal.=
Ought we to establish a court of final appeal in capital cases? Gibson, p. 22: Briefs and references.
=Cowper and Chatterton.= See =Chatterton and Cowper.=
=Creeds.=
Are church creeds promotive of the interests of Christianity? Should public assent to a creed be made a condition of church membership? Matson, p. 506: Briefs and references.
See also Athanasian creed.
=Cremation.=
Askew, 1906, p. 58: Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 48: Briefs.
Should cremation be substituted for earth burial? Matson, p. 541: Briefs and references.
=Crime.=
Is ignorance productive of crime? Matson, p. 236: Briefs and references.
Is poverty more an occasion and provocation of crime than wealth? Matson, p. 530: Briefs and references.
Which does the most to produce crime--poverty, wealth, or ignorance? Rowton, p. 217: References.--C. L. of P. Reference lists.
=Criminal appeal.=
Askew, 1906, p. 59: Briefs and references.
=Cromwell,= Oliver.
Is the character of Oliver Cromwell worthy of our admiration? Rowton, p. 118: Speeches and references.
Was the protectorate of Cromwell an unjustifiable usurpation and tyranny? Matson, p. 64: Briefs and references.
=Cromwell and Napoleon.= See =Napoleon and Cromwell.=
=Crusades.=
Did the crusades result in greater good than evil? Matson, p. 40: Briefs and references.
Have the crusades been beneficial to mankind? Rowton, p. 102: Speeches and references.
=Cuba.= Annexation to the United States.
Granting the willingness of Cuba, the annexation of Cuba to the United States would be for the best interests of the United States. Foster, p. 359: Brief.
Should Cuba be annexed to the United States? Craig, p. 61: Speeches.--C. L. of P. Reference lists.
The United States should annex Cuba. Pearson, p. 391: Report of debate, and references.--Thomas, p. 202: Briefs.
The United States should annex Cuba, granting the willingness of Cuba. Wisconsin University, no. 462: Arguments and references.
=Culture and money.= See =Money and culture.=
=Currency.= See =Asset currency.--Gold.--Silver.=
=Dancing and card-playing.=
Are such popular amusements as dancing and card-playing harmful in their influence? Matson, p. 462: Briefs and references.
=Dante and Milton.=
Is the "Divine comedy" a greater poem than "Paradise lost"? Matson, p. 273: Briefs and references.
=Dark races and white races.=
Are the intellectual faculties of the dark races of mankind essentially inferior to those of the white? Rowton, p. 217: References.
=Darwin and Agassiz.=
Was Darwin a greater scientist than Agassiz? Matson, p. 383: Briefs and references.
=Darwin and Newton.=
Did Darwin contribute as much to the advancement of science as Newton? Matson, p. 383: Briefs and references.
=David and Moses.= See =Moses and David.=
=Daylight saving bill.=
Askew, 1911, p. 49: Briefs.
=Death penalty.= See =Capital punishment.=
=Debate.=
Should not greater freedom of expression be encouraged in debate? Rowton, p. 226: References.
=Deceased wife's sister.=
Askew, 1906, p. 61: Briefs and references.
Marriage with a deceased wife's sister; ought it to be legalized in England? Gibson, p. 35: Briefs and references.
=Deception.=
Can any circumstances justify a departure from truth? Rowton, p. 212: References.
Is it ever right to deceive? Is falsehood never justifiable? Matson, p. 460: Briefs and references.
See also Hypocrite and liar.
=Decimal system.=
Askew, 1906, p. 61: Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 53: Briefs.
=Declaration of London.=
Askew, 1911, p. 54: Briefs.
=Degeneration.=
Askew, 1906, p. 62: Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 64: Briefs.
=Democratic and aristocratic government.= See =Aristocratic and democratic government.=
=Democracy.=
Is representative democracy, in its principles, institutions and operation, the best form of government? Matson, p. 134: Briefs and references.
See also Monarchy and republicanism.
=Demosthenes and Cicero.=
Was Demosthenes a greater orator than Cicero? Matson, p. 282: Briefs and references.
Which was the greater orator, Demosthenes or Cicero? Rowton, p. 208: References.
=Department stores.=
Are our large department stores an injury to the country? Craig, p. 219: Speeches.
=Descartes.=
Has the philosophy of Descartes, in its general spirit and main features, entered as a permanent element into modern philosophy? Has Descartes contributed more to theology than to science? Is Descartes's proof of the existence of God valid? Is Descartes's inference of being from thought legitimate? Matson, p. 434: Briefs and references.
See also Kant.
=Dickens and Thackeray.= See =Thackeray and Dickens.=
=Direct legislation.=
Direct legislation by the people would improve political conditions in the United States. Thomas, p. 166: Briefs and references.
The system of direct legislation by the people should be more generally adopted in the United States. Ringwalt, p. 50: Briefs and references.--C. L. of P.