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... American politics apply the words of Pope in his " Essay on Man ; " that they are- " The glory , jest , and riddle of the world . " Its " glory , " on account of the immense material progress that has attended the course of American society ...
... American politics apply the words of Pope in his " Essay on Man ; " that they are- " The glory , jest , and riddle of the world . " Its " glory , " on account of the immense material progress that has attended the course of American society ...
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... America's physical geography is an American's best culture . Manifold are the natural causes that act on American society and produce its social and political conditions . The southern latitudes extend to at least semitropic climates ...
... America's physical geography is an American's best culture . Manifold are the natural causes that act on American society and produce its social and political conditions . The southern latitudes extend to at least semitropic climates ...
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... America should not have been the mere expression of an ideal totality ; our entirety ought to have continued to grow into a greater and greater Union by social causes ripening into political conjunctions . American society was indeed ...
... America should not have been the mere expression of an ideal totality ; our entirety ought to have continued to grow into a greater and greater Union by social causes ripening into political conjunctions . American society was indeed ...
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... American society and honest and efficient govern- ment . They render the country and the people the best possible service ; for they make true what is so often sung , that America is " The home of the free and the land of the brave ...
... American society and honest and efficient govern- ment . They render the country and the people the best possible service ; for they make true what is so often sung , that America is " The home of the free and the land of the brave ...
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... American society could with perfect propriety call itself through the constitutional Convention of 1787 : We , the ... American people , " and " the country " as if they were synonyms . Adams uses the words " the people , " " the people ...
... American society could with perfect propriety call itself through the constitutional Convention of 1787 : We , the ... American people , " and " the country " as if they were synonyms . Adams uses the words " the people , " " the people ...
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Page 135 - This within certain limits is probably true, and in governments of a monarchical cast patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character in governments purely elective it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose, and there being constant danger of excess the effort ought to be by force of public opinion to mitigate and assuage...
Page 570 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it...
Page 134 - There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This, within certain limits, is probably true; and in governments of a monarchical cast, patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged.
Page 287 - It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, and to restrict their power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts, and loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses in assessments and in contracting debt by such municipal corporations...
Page 369 - The credit of the State shall not, in any manner, be given or loaned to, or in aid of, any individual, association or corporation...
Page 590 - The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals: it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.
Page 316 - The duties of all public officers are, or, at least, admit of being made, so plain and simple, that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance...
Page 401 - But you, who are wise, must know, that different nations have different conceptions of things ; and you will therefore not tuke it amiss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some experience of it ; several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces...
Page 341 - Let it simply be asked, where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice ? And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.
Page 341 - 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.