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© 2015, 2016 by Jay Cost

Preface © 2016 by Jay Cost

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First paperback edition published in 2016.

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THE HARDCOVER EDITION AS FOLLOWS:

Cost, Jay.

A republic no more: big government and the rise of American political corruption by Jay Cost.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-59403-868-6 (ebook) 1. Political corruption—United States. 2. Republicanism—United States. I. Title.

JK2249.C69 2015

364.1'3230973—dc23

2014032671