Democracy in America, Volumen1J. & H.G. Langley, 1841 |
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... hand , where they seemed necessary to correct errors of the printer or translator . In submitting this edition to the public , great gratification is felt at the evidence it affords of one mistake in our author's anti- cipations of the ...
... hand , where they seemed necessary to correct errors of the printer or translator . In submitting this edition to the public , great gratification is felt at the evidence it affords of one mistake in our author's anti- cipations of the ...
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... hand , turned to the advantage of the democracy ; and even when they were in the possession of its ad- versaries , they still served its cause by throwing into relief the natu- ral greatness of man ; its conquests spread , therefore ...
... hand , turned to the advantage of the democracy ; and even when they were in the possession of its ad- versaries , they still served its cause by throwing into relief the natu- ral greatness of man ; its conquests spread , therefore ...
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... hands of God . The gradual development of the equality of conditions is , there- fore , a providential fact , and it possesses all the characteristics of a divine decree : it is universal , it is durable , it constantly eludes all human ...
... hands of God . The gradual development of the equality of conditions is , there- fore , a providential fact , and it possesses all the characteristics of a divine decree : it is universal , it is durable , it constantly eludes all human ...
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... hand to remove them , and their decay was not rapid enough to make room for the continual work of reproduction . Climbing - plants , grasses , and other herbs , forced their way through the mass of dying trees ; they crept along their ...
... hand to remove them , and their decay was not rapid enough to make room for the continual work of reproduction . Climbing - plants , grasses , and other herbs , forced their way through the mass of dying trees ; they crept along their ...
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... hand of man , is a question which nei- ther tradition nor scientific research has been able to resolve . These immense deserts were not , however , devoid of human in- habitants . Some wandering tribes had been for ages scattered among ...
... hand of man , is a question which nei- ther tradition nor scientific research has been able to resolve . These immense deserts were not , however , devoid of human in- habitants . Some wandering tribes had been for ages scattered among ...
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Página 252 - If we remain one people, under an efficient ' government, the period is not far off when we may defy material injury from external annoyance; when we may take such an attitude as will cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected; when belligerent nations, under the impossibility of ^making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel.
Página 35 - Faith, etc., 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 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 293 - Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.
Página 337 - 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 252 - 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 35 - God and one 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 do 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 118 - 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 304 - If I were asked where I place the American aristocracy, I should reply without hesitation that it is not composed of the rich, who are united by no common tie, but that it occupies the judicial bench and the bar.
Página 471 - The American struggles against the natural obstacles which oppose him; the adversaries of the Russian are men; the former combats the wilderness and savage life; the latter, civilization with all its weapons and its arts: the conquests of the one are therefore gained by the ploughshare; those of the other by the sword.