Manifesto
A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. Examples of manifestos: The Communist Manifesto (1848), by Karl Marx and Friedrich EngelsThe Futurist Manifesto (1909), by Filippo Tommaso MarinettiThe Fascist manifesto (1919), by Fasci di CombattimentoThe Sharon Statement (1960), by William F. Buckley, Jr (Young Americans for Freedom)The Port Huron Statement (1962), by Tom Hayden (Students for a Democratic Society)The GNU Manifesto (1985), by Richard StallmanThe Open Source Manifesto (1997), by Eric S. RaymondThe Hedonistic Imperative, by David PearceThe Libre Manifesto, by the Libre SocietyA Christian Manifesto (1934) by Edwin LewisA Christian Manifesto (1981) by Francis Schaeffer Electoral Manifestos In the United Kingdom, and in some other parliamentary democracies, political parties prepare electoral manifestoes which set out both their strategic direction and outlines of prospective legislation should they win sufficient support in an election to serve in government. Legislative proposals which have featured in the manifesto of a party which has won an election are often regarded as having superior legitimacy to other measures which a governing party may introduce for consideration by the legislature.
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