American Institutions and Their InfluenceA.S. Barnes & Company, 1854 - Всего страниц: 460 |
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... Body politic in the United States ; Influence which it exercises upon Society .... 250 CHAPTER XV . Unlimited Power of the Majority in the United States , and its Consequences ... 255 How the unlimited Power of the Majority increases in ...
... Body politic in the United States ; Influence which it exercises upon Society .... 250 CHAPTER XV . Unlimited Power of the Majority in the United States , and its Consequences ... 255 How the unlimited Power of the Majority increases in ...
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... body of a state thus organized , might boast of its sta bility , its power , and above all , of its glory . But the scene is now changed , and gradually the two ranks mingle ; the divisions which once severed mankind , are low- ered ...
... body of a state thus organized , might boast of its sta bility , its power , and above all , of its glory . But the scene is now changed , and gradually the two ranks mingle ; the divisions which once severed mankind , are low- ered ...
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... body may be regulated and directed forward ; if there be less splendor than in the halls of an aristocracy , the contrast of misery will be less frequent also ; the pleasures of enjoy ment may be less excessive , but those of comfort ...
... body may be regulated and directed forward ; if there be less splendor than in the halls of an aristocracy , the contrast of misery will be less frequent also ; the pleasures of enjoy ment may be less excessive , but those of comfort ...
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Alexis de Tocqueville. ceeded to that influence of a small body of citizens , which , if it was sometimes oppressive , was often conservative . The division of property has lessened the distance which separated the rich from the poor ...
Alexis de Tocqueville. ceeded to that influence of a small body of citizens , which , if it was sometimes oppressive , was often conservative . The division of property has lessened the distance which separated the rich from the poor ...
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... body of facts which I quote , or an isolated idea to the body of ideas I put forth . I hope to be read in the spirit which has guided my labors , and that my book may be judged by the general impression it leaves , as I have formed my ...
... body of facts which I quote , or an isolated idea to the body of ideas I put forth . I hope to be read in the spirit which has guided my labors , and that my book may be judged by the general impression it leaves , as I have formed my ...
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Стр. 32 - 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 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 32 - 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...
Стр. 31 - But the tide (which stays for no man) calling them away that were thus loath to depart, their Reverend pastor falling down on his knees (and they all with him), with watery cheeks commended them with most fervent prayers to the Lord and his blessing. And then with mutual embraces and many tears, they took their leaves one of another; which proved to be the last leave to many of them.
Стр. 272 - It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers, but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part.
Стр. 457 - It hath sovereign and uncontrollable authority in the making, confirming, enlarging, restraining, abrogating, repealing, reviving, and expounding of laws, concerning...
Стр. 359 - States have accomplished this twofold purpose with singular felicity ; tranquilly, legally, philanthropically, without shedding blood, and without violating a single great principle of morality in the eyes of the world. f It is impossible to destroy men with more respect for the laws of humanity.
Стр. 152 - The republican principle demands that the deliberate sense of the community should govern the conduct of those to whom they intrust the management of their affairs; but it does not require an unqualified complaisance to every sudden breeze of passion, or to every transient impulse which the people may receive from the arts of men, who flatter their prejudices to betray their interest.
Стр. 234 - I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion, it is unnecessary, and would be unwise, to extend them.
Стр. 65 - ... the balance of powers, and collects clear practical notions on the nature of his duties and the extent of his rights.