Democracy in America, Volumen1G. Adlard, 1839 |
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... South America at the time of their discovery . — Forests of North America . — Prairies . — Wandering Tribes of Natives . — Their outward appearance , manners , and language . — Traces of an unknown people . North America presents in its ...
... South America at the time of their discovery . — Forests of North America . — Prairies . — Wandering Tribes of Natives . — Their outward appearance , manners , and language . — Traces of an unknown people . North America presents in its ...
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... south . Sometimes quietly gliding along the argillaceous bed which nature has assigned to it ; sometimes swollen by storms , the Mississippi wa- ters 2,500 miles in its course . At the distance of 1,364 miles from its mouth this river ...
... south . Sometimes quietly gliding along the argillaceous bed which nature has assigned to it ; sometimes swollen by storms , the Mississippi wa- ters 2,500 miles in its course . At the distance of 1,364 miles from its mouth this river ...
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... South America , they thought themselves transported into those fabulous regions of which poets had sung . The sea sparkled with phosphoric light , and the extraordinary transparen- cy of its waters discovered to the view of the ...
... South America , they thought themselves transported into those fabulous regions of which poets had sung . The sea sparkled with phosphoric light , and the extraordinary transparen- cy of its waters discovered to the view of the ...
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Alexis de Tocqueville John Canfield Spencer. main of intelligence , as the South was that of sensual delight . A tur . bulent and foggy ocean washed its shores . It was girded round by a belt of granitic rocks , or by wide plains of sand ...
Alexis de Tocqueville John Canfield Spencer. main of intelligence , as the South was that of sensual delight . A tur . bulent and foggy ocean washed its shores . It was girded round by a belt of granitic rocks , or by wide plains of sand ...
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... South , the other in the North . Virginia received the first English colony ; the emigrants took pos- session of it in 1607. The idea that mines of gold and silver are the sources of national wealth , was at that time singularly ...
... South , the other in the North . Virginia received the first English colony ; the emigrants took pos- session of it in 1607. The idea that mines of gold and silver are the sources of national wealth , was at that time singularly ...
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Página 29 - ... 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 214 - 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 29 - 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...
Página 213 - 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 137 - When occasions present themselves, in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons whom they have appointed, to be the guardians of those interests ; to withstand the temporary delusion, in order to give them time and opportunity for more cool and sedate reflection.
Página 45 - I know of no country, indeed, where the love of money has taken stronger hold on the affections of men, and where a profounder contempt is expressed for the theory of the permanent equality of property.
Página 417 - All other nations seem to have nearly reached their natural limits, and they have only to maintain their power; but these are still in the act of growth. All...
Página 105 - The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite.
Página 289 - Americans have a sincere faith in their religion, for who can search the human heart? but I am certain that they hold it to be indispensable to the maintenance of republican institutions. This opinion is not peculiar to a class of citizens or to a party, but it belongs to the whole nation, and to every rank of society.
Página 105 - The powers reserved to the several states will extend to all the objects, which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people: and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the state.