America and the American PeopleJ. & H.G. Langley, 1846 - 512 Seiten |
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... already acquired , the almost personal concernment of the topics he discusses to every American citizen , and the candid and kindly spirit in which he writes . His opinions on the whole respecting the institutions , the past history ...
... already acquired , the almost personal concernment of the topics he discusses to every American citizen , and the candid and kindly spirit in which he writes . His opinions on the whole respecting the institutions , the past history ...
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... Already they buckle on their armor for the field ; the notes of preparation sweeping across the Atlan tic already meet our ears ; nay , already the combat with the powers of tyranny and superstition has begun , -and who can doubt of a ...
... Already they buckle on their armor for the field ; the notes of preparation sweeping across the Atlan tic already meet our ears ; nay , already the combat with the powers of tyranny and superstition has begun , -and who can doubt of a ...
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... already attained the second rank among the commercial nations of the world . * In some of the northwestern regions , as , for instance , in the Traverse des Sioux , the water is still decreasing . CHAPTER II . DISCOVERIES AND FIRST ...
... already attained the second rank among the commercial nations of the world . * In some of the northwestern regions , as , for instance , in the Traverse des Sioux , the water is still decreasing . CHAPTER II . DISCOVERIES AND FIRST ...
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... already . " From that time forward New England remained unmolested by the king , withstood all closer dependence on the Long Parliament , and was not disturbed in its development by the favorably dis- posed Cromwell . Still , the echo ...
... already . " From that time forward New England remained unmolested by the king , withstood all closer dependence on the Long Parliament , and was not disturbed in its development by the favorably dis- posed Cromwell . Still , the echo ...
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... already sufficiently complicated , was transferred to the primeval forests of America , along with many artificial additions . The eldest of the eight proprietaries was to be a kind of sovereign , armed with numerous powers and rights ...
... already sufficiently complicated , was transferred to the primeval forests of America , along with many artificial additions . The eldest of the eight proprietaries was to be a kind of sovereign , armed with numerous powers and rights ...
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Seite 84 - Relying on its kindness in this, as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it which is so natural to a man who views in it the native soil of himself and his progenitors for several generations, I anticipate, with pleasing expectation, that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow-citizens, the benign influence of good laws under a free Government — the ever favorite object of my heart — and the...
Seite 99 - The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other.
Seite 92 - All too will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable ; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression.
Seite 83 - This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but in those of the popular form it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
Seite 83 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.
Seite 70 - All charges of war and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several states...
Seite 99 - And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God?
Seite 84 - Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves by artificial ties in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities.
Seite 83 - Promote then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Seite 275 - Nor am I less persuaded, that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing which can better deserve your patronage than the promotion of science and literature.