The Making of the American Nation: Or, The Rise and Decline of Oligarchy in the WestThe Making of the American Nation: Or, The Rise and Decline of Oligarchy in the West by James Partridge Arthur, first published in 1866, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... natural one which will rise and fall for ever with individual character and talent , -- prevail in America , then , there is for it , neither Democracy nor National Unity , but Dis- union and foreign alliances , and for other Peoples ...
... nature comes " Between the pass and fell incensed points " Of mighty opposites . " Slavery and Oligarchy not only warred directly against Freedom , but they warred against the in- tellect and progress of the country which was for many ...
... of minorities is im- possible , and the triumph of Equality is guaranteed by Nature , History , and God . The principle of " Equality of conditions , " which is also the master passion of America , is the PREFACE . xxxi.
... nature , and the traditions . of " English immunities , " - note how the Godlike contagion of its ideas swept back over Europe , till it lighted up in the North those flames of Moscow that might indeed have been " the Aurora of the ...
... nature of the cotton trade , and the whole nature and necessities of their position , were accustomed to despise and use the common people ; are not all these we ask , more than enough to account for the rebellion ? And finally , were ...