Democracy in America, Volumen15Colonial Press, 1899 |
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... population in the United States , and dan- gers with which its presence threatens the whites ... .... 361 What are the chances in favor of the duration of the American Union , and what dangers threaten it ...... .. Of the republican ...
... population in the United States , and dan- gers with which its presence threatens the whites ... .... 361 What are the chances in favor of the duration of the American Union , and what dangers threaten it ...... .. Of the republican ...
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... population ; their love of their country is sincere , and they are prepared to make the greatest sacrifices to its welfare , but they confound the abuses of civiliza- tion with its benefits , and the idea of evil is inseparable in their ...
... population ; their love of their country is sincere , and they are prepared to make the greatest sacrifices to its welfare , but they confound the abuses of civiliza- tion with its benefits , and the idea of evil is inseparable in their ...
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... population of Aus- tralia . The settlers who established themselves on the shores of New England all belonged to the more independent classes of their native country . Their union on the soil of America at once presented the singular ...
... population of Aus- tralia . The settlers who established themselves on the shores of New England all belonged to the more independent classes of their native country . Their union on the soil of America at once presented the singular ...
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... population of New Eng- land increased rapidly ; and whilst the hierarchy of rank despot- ically classed the inhabitants of the mother - country , the colony continued to present the novel spectacle of a community homo- geneous in all ...
... population of New Eng- land increased rapidly ; and whilst the hierarchy of rank despot- ically classed the inhabitants of the mother - country , the colony continued to present the novel spectacle of a community homo- geneous in all ...
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... population very soon began to move in that direction : communities un- heard of till then were seen to emerge from the wilds : States whose names were not in existence a few years before claimed their place in the American Union ; and ...
... population very soon began to move in that direction : communities un- heard of till then were seen to emerge from the wilds : States whose names were not in existence a few years before claimed their place in the American Union ; and ...
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 33 - 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 offices, 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 234 - 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 439 - 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. The conquests of the American are therefore gained by the plowshare; those of the Russian by the sword.
Página 439 - There are at the present time, two great nations in the world which seem to tend towards the same end, although they started from different points; I allude to the Russians and the Americans.
Página 312 - And whereas the ministers of the gospel are, by their profession, dedicated to the service of God and the care of souls, and ought not to be diverted from the great duties of their function...
Página 38 - ... to the end that learning may not be buried in the graves of our forefathers in church and commonwealth, the Lord assisting our endeavors.
Página 32 - King, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic...
Página 1 - Amongst the novel objects that attracted my attention during my stay in the United States, nothing struck me more forcibly than the general equality of condition among the people.
Página 306 - States the sovereign authority is religious, and consequently hypocrisy must be common; but there is no country in the whole world in which the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America...
Página 150 - It is a just observation, that the people commonly intend the PUBLIC GOOD. This often applies to their very errors. But their good sense would despise the adulator who should pretend that they always reason right about the means of promoting it. They know from experience that they sometimes err; and the wonder is that they so seldom err as they do, beset, as they continually are, by the wiles of parasites and sycophants, by the snares of the ambitious, the avaricious, the desperate...