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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... struggle against the old prejudices of our old Europe ; it must centralize , as closely as possible , in the hands of an individual , the force of the state , in order to destroy all the abuses which would perpetuate themselves under ...
... struggle , in fact , soon after the war begun . The arguments concern the particular question of American Unity , and the universal question of Democracy . The first is still considered an open question , whilst the last has to be ...
... struggle has not con- founded but confirmed the conclusions of centuries . America alone amongst nations has appealed to the whole and to the all . Her manhood was developed in Religion , in Politics , and in Educa- tion , and under ...
... struggle for and against these factors of Democracy . § And what is all this - but the very actual History of the making of the American nation and Democracy ? -two hundred years , compressed in about as many words and seconds ...
... struggles for Indi- vidual , Municipal , and National rights , -read its Declaration , ―mark its spontaneous reconstruc- tion ... struggle against Slavery , its final Battle for Freedom and Nationality in one , the preludes of its second ...