The Republic of the United States of America: And Its Political Institutions, Reviewed and ExaminedA.S. Barnes & Company, 1855 - 875 páginas |
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... exercise , independently of Democracy , a vast influence upon the thoughts and feelings of that people . Different causes , but no less distinct from the circumstance of the equality of con ditions , might be traced in Europe , and ...
... exercise , independently of Democracy , a vast influence upon the thoughts and feelings of that people . Different causes , but no less distinct from the circumstance of the equality of con ditions , might be traced in Europe , and ...
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... exercise of the intellect became the source of strength and of wealth , it is impossible not to consider every addition to science , every fresh truth , and every new idea , as a germe of power placed within the reach of the people ...
... exercise of the intellect became the source of strength and of wealth , it is impossible not to consider every addition to science , every fresh truth , and every new idea , as a germe of power placed within the reach of the people ...
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... exercise of power or debased by the habit of obedience ; but by the exercise of power which they believe to be illegal , and by obedience to a rule which they con- sider to be usurped and oppressive . On one side were wealth , strength ...
... exercise of power or debased by the habit of obedience ; but by the exercise of power which they believe to be illegal , and by obedience to a rule which they con- sider to be usurped and oppressive . On one side were wealth , strength ...
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... exercises on affairs . I have sought to discover the evils and the advantages which it produces . I have examined the ... exercise on the civil society , the habits , the ideas , and the manners of the Americans ; I begin , however , to ...
... exercises on affairs . I have sought to discover the evils and the advantages which it produces . I have examined the ... exercise on the civil society , the habits , the ideas , and the manners of the Americans ; I begin , however , to ...
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... exercise to the faculties of man , and that the political world is a field prepared by the Creator for the efforts of the intelligence . Contented with the freedom and the power which it enjoys in its own sphere , and with the place ...
... exercise to the faculties of man , and that the political world is a field prepared by the Creator for the efforts of the intelligence . Contented with the freedom and the power which it enjoys in its own sphere , and with the place ...
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Pasajes populares
Página 250 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.
Página 250 - Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice...
Página 35 - God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid ; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony ; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Página 251 - I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves by suitable establishments on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.
Página 291 - In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature, where the weaker individual is not secured against the violence of the stronger; and as, in the latter state, even the stronger individuals are prompted, by the uncertainty of their condition, to submit to a government which may protect the weak as well as themselves...
Página 251 - The nation which indulges towards another an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.
Página 55 - America, then, exhibits in her social state a most extraordinary phenomenon. Men are there seen on a greater equality in point of fortune and intellect, or in other words, more equal in their strength, than in any other country of the world, or, in any age of which history has preserved the remembrance.
Página 34 - IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord King James, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, etc.
Página 387 - ... this being the place where that absolute despotic power which must, in all governments, reside somewhere, is intrusted by the constitution of these kingdoms. All mischiefs and grievances, operations and remedies, that transcend the ordinary course of the laws, are within the reach of this extraordinary tribunal.
Página 467 - The American struggles against the obstacles that nature opposes to him; the adversaries of the Russian are men. The former combats the wilderness and savage life; the latter civilization with all its arms.