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" The American struggles against the obstacles that nature opposes to him; the adversaries of the Russian are men. The former combats the wilderness and savage life; the latter civilization with all its arms. The conquests of the American are therefore... "
Democracy in America - Page 439
by Alexis de Tocqueville - 1899
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 39

England - 1836 - 878 pages
...and only to he charged with the maintenance of their power; hut these are still in the act of growth, all the others are stopped, or continue to advance...and with celerity along a path to which the human eje can 'assign no term. The American struggles against the natural ohstacles which oppose him ; the...
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American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 12

Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1838 - 564 pages
...with the maintenance of their power ; but the ae are still in the act of growth. All the others arc stopped, or continue to advance with extreme difficulty....obstacles which oppose him ; the adversaries of the Russians are men. The former combats the wilderness and savage life; the latter, civilization, with...
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American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 12

Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1838 - 566 pages
...only to be charged with the maintenance of their power ; but these are still in the act of growth. All the others are stopped, or continue to advance...with extreme Difficulty. These are proceeding with ense and with celerity along a path to which the human eye can assign no term. The American struggles...
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Democracy in America, Volume 1

Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1838 - 534 pages
...only-to-be jrhnr£gfj_wjth the majmemtnce JifLjkeit pnwpir : hut t^gse arp siill in the act of growth ;* all the, others are stopped, or continue to advance with extreme difficulty; these~are- proeeettili^with ease and with celerity along a path to Trim In >lii'"tnTmnfl natural obstacles...
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Democracy in America, Volume 1

Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1839 - 500 pages
...only to be charged with the maintenance of their power : but these are still in the act of growth ;* all the others are stopped, or continue to advance...the adversaries of the Russian are men : the former combuts the wilderness and savage life ; the latter, civilization with all its weapons and its arts...
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Democracy in America: In Relation to Political Institutions

Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1850 - 488 pages
...only to be charged with the maintenance of their power ; but these are still in the act of growth ;* all the others are stopped, or continue to advance...combats the wilderness and savage life ; the latter, civilisation with all its weapons and its arts ; the conquests of the one are therefore gained by the...
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Essays, political, historical and miscellaneous, Volume 3

sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1850 - 740 pages
...with the maintenance of their power; but these are still in the act of growth : all the others arc stopped, or continue to advance with extreme difficulty...combats the wilderness and savage life; the latter, civilisation with all its weapons and its arts : the conquests of the one are therefore gained by the...
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The Republic of the United States of America: And Its Political Institutions ...

Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1851 - 954 pages
...only to be charged with the maintenance of their power: but these are still in the act of growth ;f all the others are stopped, or continue to advance...obstacles which oppose him ; the adversaries of the * This would be a population proportionate to that of Europe, taken at h mean rat* of 410 inhabitants...
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The Bible and Civil Government: In a Course of Lectures

James McFarlane Mathews - Bible - 1851 - 286 pages
...to be charged with the maintenance of their power; but these are still in the act of their growth : all the others are stopped, or continue to advance...to which the human eye can assign no term. — The Anglo-American relies upon 2 lities, our country is considered by general consent as the home and the...
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American Institutions and Their Influence

Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1854 - 492 pages
...only to be charged with the maintenance of their power ; but these are still in the act of growth ;* all the others are stopped, or continue to advance...combats the wilderness and savage life ; the latter, civilisation with all its weapons and its arts ; the conquests of the one are therefore gained by the...
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