Democracy in America, Volumen1G. Adlard, 1839 |
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... nation in Europe has yet ven . tured to attempt . In Connecticut the electoral body consisted , from its origin , of ... nations of Europe commenced in the superior ranks of society , and was grad- ually and always imperfectly ...
... nation in Europe has yet ven . tured to attempt . In Connecticut the electoral body consisted , from its origin , of ... nations of Europe commenced in the superior ranks of society , and was grad- ually and always imperfectly ...
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... nation is least apt to change is its civil legislation . Civil laws are only familiarly known to legal men , whose direct interest it is to maintain them as they are , whether good or bad , simply because they themselves are conversant ...
... nation is least apt to change is its civil legislation . Civil laws are only familiarly known to legal men , whose direct interest it is to maintain them as they are , whether good or bad , simply because they themselves are conversant ...
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... nations : whatever it does not produce , it modifies . It is therefore necessary , if we would become acquainted with the legislation and the manners of a nation , to begin by the study of its social condition . THE STRIKING ...
... nations : whatever it does not produce , it modifies . It is therefore necessary , if we would become acquainted with the legislation and the manners of a nation , to begin by the study of its social condition . THE STRIKING ...
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... nation's condition , they exercise an incredible influence upon its social state . They have , moreover , a sure and uniform man- ner of operating upon society , affecting , as it were , generations yet unborn . Through their means man ...
... nation's condition , they exercise an incredible influence upon its social state . They have , moreover , a sure and uniform man- ner of operating upon society , affecting , as it were , generations yet unborn . Through their means man ...
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... nation ' is one of those expressions which have been most profusely abused by the wily and the despotic of every age ... nations ; it is re- cognised by the customs and proclaimed by the laws ; it spreads freely , and arrives without ...
... nation ' is one of those expressions which have been most profusely abused by the wily and the despotic of every age ... nations ; it is re- cognised by the customs and proclaimed by the laws ; it spreads freely , and arrives without ...
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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.