Democracy in America, Volumen2Sever and Francis, 1862 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 43
Página iv
... be surprised that , in the course of this book , I have often applied language of strong censure to the democratic communities which this revolution has created . The simple reason is , that iv ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND PART .
... be surprised that , in the course of this book , I have often applied language of strong censure to the democratic communities which this revolution has created . The simple reason is , that iv ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND PART .
Página viii
... LANGUAGE 74 77 CHAPTER XVII . OF SOME SOURCES OF POETRY AMONGST DEMOCRATIC NATIONS 86 CHAPTER XVIII . WHY AMERICAN WRITERS AND ORATORS OFTEN USE AN INFLATED STYLE . 94 CHAPTER XIX . SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE DRAMA AMONGST DEMOCRATIC NA ...
... LANGUAGE 74 77 CHAPTER XVII . OF SOME SOURCES OF POETRY AMONGST DEMOCRATIC NATIONS 86 CHAPTER XVIII . WHY AMERICAN WRITERS AND ORATORS OFTEN USE AN INFLATED STYLE . 94 CHAPTER XIX . SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE DRAMA AMONGST DEMOCRATIC NA ...
Página 69
... language than is the coarse dialect of the people . Such are the natural perils of literature amongst aristocra- cies . Every aristocracy which keeps itself entirely aloof from the people becomes impotent , a fact which is as true in ...
... language than is the coarse dialect of the people . Such are the natural perils of literature amongst aristocra- cies . Every aristocracy which keeps itself entirely aloof from the people becomes impotent , a fact which is as true in ...
Página 75
... languages in a community where every one is habitually led to make vehement ex- ertions to augment or to maintain his fortune , the result would be a very polished , but a very dangerous , set of citizens . For as their social and ...
... languages in a community where every one is habitually led to make vehement ex- ertions to augment or to maintain his fortune , the result would be a very polished , but a very dangerous , set of citizens . For as their social and ...
Página 77
... language itself , which is the chief instrument of thought . American authors may truly be said to live rather in ... language , that attention must be paid , if we would detect the changes which the idiom of an aristocratic people may ...
... language itself , which is the chief instrument of thought . American authors may truly be said to live rather in ... language , that attention must be paid , if we would detect the changes which the idiom of an aristocratic people may ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
action affairs ambition Ameri Americans Amongst aristocratic nations amongst democratic nations appear aristo aristocratic ages asso associations authority become believe Cantons cause central power CHAPTER citizens civil conceive constantly constitution constitution of Switzerland contrary cratic dangerous demo democracy democratic ages democratic armies democratic communities democratic countries Descartes desires despotism easily England equality of conditions eral Europe exist feel fortune France freedom French frequently habits honor human mind ical ideas independence individuals institutions interest labor language lative laws less living in democratic Louis XIV mankind manners manufactures master means ment Middle Ages midst military morals multitude natural never non-commissioned officers object opinions passions peculiar persons pleasures political principle of equality privileges profession ranks religion remain render revolution seek social condition society speak spirit Switzerland taste things tion Tocqueville truth uncon United wants wealth whilst whole
Pasajes populares
Página 129 - Americans of all ages, all conditions, and all dispositions, constantly form associations. They have not only commercial and manufacturing companies, in which all take part, but associations of a thousand other kinds — religious, moral, serious, futile, extensive, or restricted, enormous or diminutive.
Página 121 - They owe nothing to any man, they expect nothing from any man ; they acquire the habit of always considering themselves as standing alone, and they are apt to imagine that their whole destiny is in their own hands. Thus, not only does democracy make every man forget his ancestors...
Página 71 - Style will frequently be fantastic, incorrect, overburdened, and loose, almost always vehement and bold. Authors will aim at rapidity of execution more than at perfection of detail. Small productions will be more common than bulky books; there will be more wit than erudition, more imagination than profundity; and literary performances will bear marks of an untutored and rude vigor of thought, frequently of great variety and singular fecundity. The object of authors will be to astonish rather than...
Página 130 - Wherever, at the head of some new undertaking, you see the government in France, or a man of rank in England, in the United States you will be sure to find an association.
Página 1 - To evade the bondage of system and habit, of family-maxims, class-opinions, and, in some degree, of national prejudices; to accept tradition only as a means of information, and existing facts only as a lesson used in doing otherwise and doing better...
Página 128 - ... and as he sees no particular ground of animosity to them, since he is never either their master or their slave, his heart readily leans to the side of kindness. Men attend to the interests of the public, first by necessity, afterwards by choice : what was intentional becomes an instinct ; and by dint of working for the good of one's fellow citizens, the habit and the taste for serving them is at length acquired.
Página 130 - Thus, the most democratic country on the face of the earth is that in which men have, in our time, carried to tho highest perfection the art of pursuing in common the object of their common desires, and have applied this new science to the greatest number of purposes.
Página 128 - Many people in France consider equality of condition as one evil, and political freedom as a second. When they are obliged to yield to the former, they strive at least to escape from the latter. But I contend that, in order to combat the evils which equality may produce, there is only one effectual remedy, — namely, political freedom.
Página 79 - Tocqueville is therefore likely to be found wrong in saying, that ' Milton alone introduced more than six hundred words into the English language, almost all derived from the Latin, the Greek, or the Hebrew.' The passage occurs in the 16th chapter of his ' Democracy in America,
Página 390 - But it would seem that if despotism were to be established among the democratic nations of our days, it might assume a different character ; it would be more extensive and more mild ; it ' would degrade men without tormenting them.